One of the largest debates around archery is if it is or not a sport. This controversial question has been the origin of several heated-up discussions. They have to meet some requirements. Different organizations define the word sport in different ways.
I read several of them and liked the one given by the Oxford Dictionary:. A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill, one regulated by a set of rules or customs in which an individual or team competes against another or others. If we split this definition, we can see, at least, four concepts to evaluate if a given activity can be considered a sport or not:.
You will easily see that archery satisfies all of them. One thing I want to clarify is that, in this article, we are excluding archery types like hunting, of bowfishing, where people usually hunt for food. Here, by physical exertion, we mean any action that requires some kind of physical effort. Of course, when you are chopping a tree or even carrying your asleep kid to bed requires an effort from our muscles.
There are several people specifically non-archers who say that archery is not a sport because you just stand there without making physical exertion, point, and shoot an arrow. Clearly, they never grabbed a 40lbs bow and tried to draw it, without mentioning to keep it at full draw for 20 or 30 seconds, or shoot arrows a day, every day.
This is a clear example that archery requires some physical exertion. The most popular form of competitive archery for sport, is called target archery. This is when two or more archers will compete against one another to have the most accurate shot from varying distances. Another form of archery as a sport, is called field archery.
This is when archers will shoot at targets in a wooded area, an area with obstacles, and sometimes requires archers hike a path to get to the different shooting locations. When archers are training for a competition or tournament, they are considered to be practicing archery as a sport. Yes, many will still consider backyard target shooting a hobby, but when done for the means of competition, archery is considered a sport. When archery is performed as a sport, many techniques and skills are highlighted in a much bigger way than the average hobbyist.
Archery requires control, focus, precision, and repetition. This is true whether your practicing for sport or as a hobby, but as a sport, you are putting these skills to the test against other archers. For example, you may think of shooting some arrows in your backyard with a friend as a leisure hobby activity. Before , only a few nations competed and the archery was not in the Olympics again until After reintroduction in , the Olympics archery rules were standardized, and many nations take place to this day.
Archery first appeared in the Olympic Games in , was contested again in , and , then again, after an absence of 52 years, from to the present. Although there are many forms of archery including, field archery, target archery, and the use of compound bows to practice archery.
The only form of archery in the Olympics, is recurve archery. Recurve archery uses Recurve Bows to shoot arrows at targets with accuracy from varying distances. Exciting to watch, and will give you an idea of an Olympic archery competition. Yes, archery hunting is considered a sport. The most popular of these competitions is the World Cup, which has taken place in countries such as.
Though lesser known than athletes like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Serena Williams, archery is not without its notable figures. As you might have predicted, many of these famous archers have competed in the Olympics and won medals there.
Many of the Olympian archers are from Korea, but the most decorated Olympic archer in history is actually Hubert van Innis from Belgium. Kim Soo-Nyung seconds Hubert in Olympic titles with one silver medal, one bronze medal, and four titles in total. Age 48 now, she represented the Republic of Korea at three different Olympic Games in , , and Of course, Hollywood has been picking up on the popularity of archery, and now the most famous archers that many people can think of are fictional ones.
While Robin Hood is the most traditional and possibly the most popular choice, franchises like The Lord of the Rings , The Hunger Games , and even The Avengers have introduced characters whose expretise at the bow and arrow are what make them unique. The popularity of characters like Legolas, Katniss, and Hawkeye are a big possible factor in the growth of archery as a sport, becoming idols for both children and adults.
I am a California native and I enjoy all the outdoors has to offer. My latest adventures have been taking the family camping, hiking and surfing. How are kayaks and canoes different The Basics of Archery Archery, like golf, is a solitary sport. Equipment The equipment needed to participate in archery are, essentially a bow and some arrows. During the London Olympic Games, The Economist compared the calorie usage of winning Olympic golds to 10 minutes of other activities like dancing, snorkelling, sweeping and vacuuming.
Yes, the timeframes are different - but the point is valid! At tournaments, archers walk around eight kilometres five miles eachg day and can burn between and active calories every 30 minutes. As an exercise that requires short bursts of energy from core muscles, the act of drawing a bow puts tension in the chest, hands, arm and large upper back muscles, and non-core areas of your anatomy like the rotator cuffs, which support your shoulders.
The correct and continuous repetition of this movement strengthens these tissues.
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