Things to know about the archery competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
THE ABSOLUTE BASICS
There are three types of bow used in archery – recurve, compound and barebow. The recurve bow is the only one used at the Olympics.
In a recurve event, archers shoot over a distance of 70 meters at a target face which has a diameter of 122cm with the innermost 10-point ring measuring 12.2cm in diameter.
In the individual event, each archer shoots 72 arrows in the qualification phase, the total score of which is used to determine the rankings for the matchplay phase — where archers go head-to-head. In the matchplay phase, archers compete in best-of-five sets.
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