Olympic Archery - Pedro Pozzobon de Menezes

                           
                        Olympic Archery

      Archery is a sport competed in the Olympics since 1900, before that, it was viewed as more of a mean to survive via war or hunting, a simple weapon.
      The competitors aim at a target from a distance of 70 meters and shoot their arrows at the respective target. These targets are divided in rings, consisting of: one ring and two ring (white); 3 and 4 ring (black); five and six ring (blue); seven and eight ring (red); nine and ten ring (gold). Ten ring has an innermost ring, which is used to settle ties.
       Scoring is simple because each ring has it's own value. For an example, the white rings are the ones that are worth the least, while the gold rings are worth the most points. The player who scored the most or beats the rest in a knock-out scenario wins the game.
       The nations that participated in this year's archery competition, by the initials, were: AUS, BLR, CAN, CIV, EGY, FRA, GRE, ITA, LBA, MGL, NOR, RUS, TPE, UKR, AUT, BEL, CHI, CUB, EST, GEO, IND, JPN, MAW, MYA, POL, SVK, THA, USA, AZE, BHU, CHN, DOM, FIJ, GER, KAZ, INA, MAS, NEP, KOR, ESP, TGA, VEN, BAN, BRA, COL, PRK, FIN, GBR, IRI, KEN, MEX, NED, MDA, SWE, TUR e ZIM.
        This year's male gold medalists were: Huber Van Innis, from Belgium, with 6 medals; Julien Brule, from France, with 1 medal; Louis Van de Perck, also from Belgium, with 2 medals. The female medalists were: Soo-Nyung Kim, with 4 medals; Sung-Hyung Park, with 3 medals; Mi-Jing Yun, also with 3 medals; these three women are from South Korea.
       
 Rules:
            - Archers must adhere to all official rules in terms of the equipment they use in the performance of their sport, with the main emphasis being on them using no equipment or accessories that would give an unfair advantage over an opponent.
           - The maximum time permitted to shoot an end of three arrows is two minutes, and four minutes for an end of six arrows.
           - Athletes may not raise the bow arm until the signal to start is given and penalties can be given – in the form of points forfeits – if the bow is drawn after the official practice has been closed.
           - An arrow cannot be re-shot under any circumstances. The arrow may be considered not to have been shot if it falls from the bow or misfires, or if the target blows or falls over. Extra time would be given in such circumstances.
           - An arrow that rebounds or hangs from the target will still score based on the mark it makes on the target face. Arrows that stick – Robin Hood-style – in the nock of another shall score the same as the arrow in which they are embedded.
           - Athletes can be disqualified, have points deducted or be banned from competition for various breaches of rules, based on the severity of the offence.
           - If equipment is damaged, appeals can be made to the judge for such equipment to be replaced or fixed, and any time allowances will be at the judge’s discretion.

 




                                               
Pedro Pozzobon de Menezes      9 Ano A     Professoras Janaína e Helena