Run archery is a shooting discipline connecting archery with running. It is similar to the sport of biathlon.

Run archer with recurve bow and back quiver during a competition

History edit

Run archery was developed during the 1990s by European archery associations.[1] Since 2000, some countries in other areas like Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands[2] and Germany[3] have begun organizing annual national championships. Run archery was officially admitted as a discipline of the World Archery Federation in 2003.

Rules edit

Like in the sport of biathlon, participants start with running, and alternate between running and shooting series of three arrows at a 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards) away. For scoring, it does not matter whether the target is hit in the center or at the edge. For each missed target the athlete must run a penalty loop. The number of laps depend on the sport event. At the end, the fastest athlete wins. The bow must be held in hand during running; arrows can be left at the shooting range or may be carried in a back quiver.

Sprint - 3x400m edit

Between each lap of 400 metres (440 yd), there's two shooting on 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards), 6 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.

Each missed target results in penalty loop of 60 metres (66 yd).

After the first lap of 400 metres (440 yd), there's a first shooting, the archer is up, he has 6 arrows to hit the 4 targets ; then there's a second lap of 400m, a second shooting, this time the archer is kneeling, he has 6 arrows to hit the 4 targets; finishing the race with the last lap of 400m.

4K Individual - 4x1000m edit

Between each lap of 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), there's three shooting on 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards), 4 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.

Each missed target results in penalty loop of 150 metres (160 yd).

After the first lap of 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), there's a first shooting, the archer is up, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets ; then there's a second lap of 1,000m, a second shooting, this time the archer is kneeling, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets; then again a third lap of 1,000m, a third shooting, the archer is back up, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets; finishing the race with the last lap of 1,000m.

Run Archery European Cup[4][5] edit

Since organized by the World Archery Europe

Year Host Country Location Winning Nation Men - Winner Men - Runner-up Men - 3rd Women - Winner Women - Runner-up Women - 3rd
2019 Czech Republic Nove Mesto Nad Metuji Russia Oskar Shaimuratov (RUS) Vladislav Kiriutin (RUS) Marco Kreische (GER) Olga Ukolova (RUS) Viktoria Pindurina (RUS) Kristina Korovina (RUS)
2021 Czech Republic Nove Mesto Nad Metuji France Nicolas Rifaut (FRA)

Guillaume Escotte (FRA)

Tie 1st Marco Kreische (GER) Karolina Rezacova (CZE) Sandra Szulc (GER) Klara Styblova (CZE)
2022 Czech Republic Nove Mesto Nad Metuji Germany Olivier Joubert (FRA) Marco Kreische (GER) Oran Mor (ISR) Sandra Szulc (GER) Klara Styblova (CZE) Marketa Andrlova (CZE)
2023 Czech Republic Nove Mesto Nad Metuji France Marco Kreische (GER) Bryan Piscou (FRA)

Olivier Joubert (FRA)

Tie 2nd Karolina Sekmilerova (CZE) Sandra Szulc (GER) Karolina Rezacova (CZE)
2024 TBC TBC

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ Journal of the German archery association "DBSV - Bogensport Info" 2008/2, Page 9 editor: Dieter Scheel
  2. ^ Open Dutch Run-Archery Championship 2012
  3. ^ "Open German Run-Archery Championship 2012 in English" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. ^ "Home | Ianseo". www.ianseo.net. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  5. ^ "World Archery Europe – World Archery Europe". Retrieved 2023-10-17.