The compound bow was developed in the US almost 60 ... The addition of compound archery to the Olympic Games is a testament to the platform our event provides for sports to grow, gain visibility ...

The World Archery uses two different forms of the sport in all its standard competitions, compound and recurve. Both events derive their name from the type of bows used. Recurve is a traditional ...

It will be the first time since archery’s reintroduction to the Olympic Games in 1972 that a new bow style is added to the competition. The current men's compound world champion, Ojas Deotale of ...

A compound bow is far more technical than the ... of compound archers worldwide who have long sought Olympic recognition,” said World Archery president Ugur Erdener. Adding compound archery ...

"Hopefully, archery's first Olympic medal for India will come from ... Invented in the USA, the compound bow uses a system of cams and pulleys to power an arrow with remarkable efficiency.

After women’s boxing in 2012, India rejoiced at the inclusion of a discipline in the Olympics when ... of the few who backed compound archery in the early 2000s, the bow style is the primary ...

They are a very qualified team. In Olympic archery, the target rests some 70 meters (229.8 feet) away in an outdoor venue where weather factors can affect arrow flight. The archers use recurve bows, ...

The bow often includes accessories like magnifying ... India has a strong opportunity to win an Olympic medal in compound archery, with a talented group of archers making their mark on the ...