Archery was an Olympic discipline as early as 1900.
At the Olympic Games 2021 there will be individual and team competitions for men and women, as well as a mixed tournament for the first time.
Wiesbaden - Archery has been an integral part of the Summer Olympics without interruption since 1972.
After Tokyo for the 2021 Olympics, the German Rifle Federation is sending three women and one man into the race for the medals.
Archery - rules for the 2021 Olympics
Archery was part of the Olympic program as early as 1900, and archers also competed in the games in 1904, 1908 and 1920.
Then there was a long turning point until the sport was finally resumed as an Olympic discipline in 1972.
Only the recurve bow is admitted to the Olympic Games: other bow classes are permitted outside of the Olympic competition.
The rules stipulate that the shooter stands on a baseline and shoots at the target over a distance of 70 meters.
The overlay to be hit has a diameter of 122 centimeters, with the inner circle, for which the shooter can credit himself ten points, has a diameter of just twelve centimeters.
Archery - tournament mode in the Olympic Games
In the individual archery competition, all participants shoot 72 arrows. The points result in the rank in the seeding list. Then it goes on for the shooters in the co-system. It is important to achieve a certain number of sentence points. In each set three (mixed four, team six) arrows are shot individually, the participant with the higher number of points wins the set and receives two points. If the number of points is the same, both shooters receive one point. In the individual competition, six points must be achieved in order to advance to the next round, in the mixed and team competition five. If the score is 5: 5 in the individual and 4: 4 in the team competition, there is a tiebreak. Each participant shoots an arrow individually, the better one goes to the next round. In team competitions, each member shoots an arrow. The team,whose arrow is closest to the center wins the match.
Archery - Schedule for the 2021 Olympics
A total of five archery competitions will be held at the Olympic Games from July 23 to 31, 2021.
The venue is Yumenoshima Park Archery Field in Tokyo.
For women and men, there is an individual and a team title award on the program.
For the first time there is a mixed competition.
The schedule in detail:
Qualification individual |
Medals singles |
Medals team |
|
Men |
July 23, 27, 28 and 29 |
July 31 |
July 26th |
Women |
July 23, 27, 28 and 29 |
30th July |
July 25th |
Mixed |
- |
- |
24th July |
Archery - Participant in the 2021 Olympics
A total of 64 participants each start for the men and women.
51 NOKs send archers into the competition.
Germany will be represented in a total of four archery competitions.
In the individual for women and men, in the mixed and team competition of women, the starters of the German Shooting Federation (DSB) reach for the medals, only in the men's team competition Germany is not represented.
The DSB wants to start the race with these participants:
Lisa Unruh
Michelle Kroppen
Charline black
Florian Unruh
The decision on the final nomination by the DOSB (German Olympic Sports Confederation) was still pending at the time of going to press (as of June 26th).
Archery - favorites in the Olympics
After strong performances, the German women belong to the extended circle of favorites in Tokyo, especially since Lisa Unruh won the first individual medal for the DSB in Rio in 2016.
The top favorites include the athletes from South Korea, who won all four gold medals in 2016.
The men's and women's teams in the USA are also contenders for Olympic gold.
The reigning individual world champion Brady Ellison will lead the men's team, while the young female shooter Casey Kaufhold is a candidate for a medal.
