Archery

Archery Category Description:
Discover the latest news, results, tips, and equipment for the sport of Archery on allsportsjamaica.com. Our Archery category covers all aspects of the sport, from the basics of the bow and arrow to the skills needed to become a top-level archer. Keep up to date with the latest events, including world championships and Olympic games, as well as expert analysis of the top athletes and their techniques. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced archer, you’ll find everything you need to know to improve your skills and reach your full potential in Archery.

In the sport of archery, the archer uses a bow to propel arrows to hit targets from set distances. Derived from the Latin word ‘arcus’, archery was only used for combat and hunting in ancient times. But today it is a popular competitive sport. In the 1840s, archery went from being a mere recreational activity to the level of a modern sport.
At the 1900 Paris Olympics, archery was approved as a Summer Olympic sport. The only discipline of this sport that is featured in the Olympic Games is recurve archery, a type of target archery. Archery is also an event of the Summer Paralympics. Jamaica is yet to have a competitive Archer in any Competition