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World Archery (WA, formerly Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc (FITA)) is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne , Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee .
The World Archery Federation (WA, also and formerly known as FITA from the French Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc), composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, is the governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Various other large organizations exist with different rules.
Para-archery classification is the classification system for para-archery used to create a level playing field for archers with a different range of disabilities. Governance in the sport is through the International Archery Federation. Early classification systems for the sport were created during the 1940s and based on medical classification.
The 2010 Archery World Cup was the 5th edition of the annual international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation. Competition rules and scoring [ edit ]
The 2008 Archery World Cup was the 3rd edition of the international archery circuit, organised by the World Archery Federation.The best individual and mixed performers in each discipline over the three legs then joined host representatives in qualifying for the finals.
Classification is handled by FITA – International Archery Federation. [3] World archery classification is done by at least three people. One of them must have a medical background. On the national level, there only needs to be one classifier. [2] Archery classification is done by medical professionals. [4]
Archery is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. There have been men's, women's and team events at almost every games since 1987. Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA (formerly FITA - Fédération Internationale de Tir à ...
The Olympic Round was introduced to target archery so that it could become more watchable as a competitive sport, the main focus of this being for the Olympics when shown on television. The round was developed by the World Archery Federation (WA; formerly FITA).