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Two new videos have been created to shine a light on the vital role spotters play, and why their support is so important for visually impaired archers.
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"I know within the charity I belong to there's a lot of people doing more than I, so being nominated and then receiving the honour is phenomenal."
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With four decades of innovation, leadership, and a "lead by example" attitude, Roger hasn't just left a legacy – he has provided the foresight and the path for hundreds of archers to follow.
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"In archery, we aren’t able to have planning teams, facilities funding or dedicated staff to ensure clubs are considered in planning applications, and the impact this could have would be huge for our clubs."
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The 2026 European Indoor Championships will be held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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"Helen has shared her enthusiasm for the sport, helping the organisation to grow archery and reach a diverse group of communities."
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"It was wonderful to see how quickly the coaches and archers became a unit, understanding different limitations and helping one another to overcome them."
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"Project Rimaya's success is built on collaboration. This award belongs to all our amazing Rimaya partners."
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Read ArticleA guide to the different types of archery available and the bows you can use. Field, target, indoor, 3D, flight, clout and para archery can all be shot using recurve bows, compound bows, longbows or barebows.
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Target archery is the type of archery practiced at the Olympics, and is the version most beginners learn first. Archers shoot a set number of arrows at targets set at specified distances on a flat surface.
A field archery course is set up over woodland and rough terrain. Archers shoot a specified number of arrows at different targets in sequence.
Flight archery is shooting an arrow over the longest possible distance. There is no target, but it does require a very large, flat area - something the size of an aerodrome.
Clout archery is an ancient form of archery that was used as military training in the Middle Ages. The target is the clout, which is a small flag on a vertical stick, stuck in the ground and placed up to 160 metres away.
