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 +===== Modern Sport =====
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 +Archery had become a modern sport by the mid-nineteenth century, but by the end of the century, the emergence of alternative sports such as tennis and croquet had contributed to dampen the increasing popularity of archery in the United Kingdom. [([[https://worldarchery.sport/news/178437/archery-history-sport-pioneered-equality-womens-participation|World Archery]])]
 +
 +===== Archery Clubs In UK =====
 +
 +Despite the fact that the number of archery clubs in the United Kingdom had been reduced to 50 by 1900, archery was included in the Paris Olympic Games. [([[https://www.bow-international.com/features/olympic-archery-the-early-years/|Bow-International]])]
 +
 +===== US Archery 20th Century =====
 +
 +The primitive archery of the United States was resurrected in the twentieth century. [([[https://www.mesquitearcheryclub.com/history-of-archery|mesquitearcheryclub]])]
 +
 +===== Archery Revived in 21st Century China =====
 +
 +In the twenty-first century, China experienced a rebirth of archery, with artisans rediscovering the skill of making bows and arrows and performing traditional Chinese archery. [([[https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2166994/traditional-chinese-archery-bow-makers-target|SCMP]])]
 +
 +===== Bhutan =====
 +
 +Archery is still the official sport of the Kingdom of Bhutan. [([[https://www.dw.com/en/in-bhutan-archery-is-a-national-sport-with-a-difference/a-6454830|DW]])]
 +
 +===== Robin Hood =====
 +
 +Splitting a competitor's arrow is known as Robin Hood in archery sports. [([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SplittingTheArrow|TV Tropes]])]
 +
 +===== Name Engraving =====
 +
 +Most archery tournaments require archers to have the initials of their names inscribed on their arrows. [([[https://www.naunehal.com/draw-a-long-bow/|naunehal]])]
 +
 +===== Kyudo =====
 +
 +Kyudo is the name given to the ceremonial and traditional Japanese archery. [([[https://doyouknowjapan.com/kyudo/|doyouknowjapan]])]
 +
 +===== Live Pigeons =====
 +
 +In the 1900 Olympics, live pigeons were used as archery targets. [([[https://olympics.time.com/2012/07/16/really-strange-sports-that-are-longer-in-the-olympics/slide/live-pigeon-shooting/|Olympics Time]])]
 +
 +===== Name Meaning And Origin =====
 +
 +Archery is derived from the Latin word arcus, which meaning "bows and arrows". [([[https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/archery-olympics-rules-disciplines-equipment-categories-bow-arrow|Olympics]])]
 +
 +===== Four Types =====
 +
 +In archery, four types of bows are used: the Recurve Bow, the Recurve Barebow, the Long Bow, and the Compound Bow. [([[https://scottisharchery.org.uk/get-started/archery-bow-types|Scottish Archery]])]
  
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