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Archery: Sport and Culture Insight

Archery is the practice of using a bow and arrow. It was invented in prehistoric times and has been used for hunting and combat. Today, archery is mainly practiced as a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who participates in or is skilled at archery is called an archer or toxophilite. As a sport, archery requires precision, control, focus, repetition and determination. It is accessible to people of all ages and abilities around the world. Archery has also gained popularity in modern culture through films and television shows.

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Archery: Sport and Culture Insight

Archery is the practice of using a bow and arrow. It was invented in prehistoric times and has been used for hunting and combat. Today, archery is mainly practiced as a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who participates in or is skilled at archery is called an archer or toxophilite. As a sport, archery requires precision, control, focus, repetition and determination. It is accessible to people of all ages and abilities around the world. Archery has also gained popularity in modern culture through films and television shows.

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Archery is the practice or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.

The word comes from the


Latin arcus meaning ‘bow’ or ‘arch’.Historically, archery has been used for hunting and
combat and was invented in the late Palaeolithic or early Mesolithic periods. The oldest
signs of archery’s use in Europe date from around 10,000BC, while in Asia and the Middle
East evidence suggests archery originated even earlier. In modern times, it is mainly a
competitive sport and recreational activity.A person who participates in archery is typically
called an archer. Someone who is fond of or an expert at archery is called a toxophilite –
‘lover of the bow’, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tokson ‘bow’) and φίλος (philos ‘friend’).As
a sport, archery requires skills of precision, control, focus, repetition and determination. It
is available to be practised by all, no matter age, gender or ability, and is a widespread
pastime in both developed and developing countries.Archery is often in the public eye,
both as an important sport on the Olympic Programme, and thanks to popular
culture.Starting with the Lord of the Rings trilogy, archery was featured in a run of big-
budget Hollywood blockbusters, including The Hunger Games, The Avengers and The
Hobbit franchises, as well as in small screen productions like Arrow.

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