There are the things what we can do's and don't's during the

archery tournament.

The things what we can do’s as following :

1) Practice

For World Championships, this practice shall be for a minimum

of 20 minutes and a maximum of 45 minutes on all days of the

Qualification Round. Practice ends with the pulling of the practice

arrows. The practice targets shall be set up at the first distance to be shot

by each class. When shooting the Elimination Round and Finals Round,

the organisers may decide on the length of the practice period taking

into account the schedule for each day. At other World Archery events

practice shall be for a maximum of 45 minutes but may be less and the

competition shall start as soon as possible. For the Olympic,

Compound and Indoor Match Round, a practice field shall be made

available alongside the competition field (with targets in the same

direction as the competition field) where athletes, still in the

competition, may practice during the Elimination and Finals Rounds.

During the Olympic Games, World Championships and World

Cup Events, athletes and team officials shall dress in sports clothing on

the field of play. All members of one team by category shall be

dressed in the same team uniform. The teams of one country may wear

different design and colour uniforms. Team officials may wear a

different style but should wear the same colours and should be easily

identified as the official of their team. No denim or jeans may be worn

nor any oversize or baggy type pants or shorts. Due to weather

conditions, protective clothing such as sweaters, track suits, raingear,

etc. may be worn following approval by the Technical Delegate of the

event or, in his absence, the Chairperson of the Tournament Judge

Commission and no advertising of any kind whatsoever shall appear on

clothing worn by the athletes or officials at any time during the

tournament except as specified in the eligibility rules.

Any athlete on the target butt shall refer any questions about the

value of an arrow in the target face to a Judge before any arrows are

drawn. A mistake on the scorecard may be corrected before the arrows

are drawn, provided that all the athletes on the target agree on the

correction. The correction shall be witnessed and initialled by all the

athletes on the target. Any other disputes concerning entries on a

scorecard shall be referred to a Judge and questions regarding any

published results shall be lodged with the Judges without any undue

delay, and in any event shall be lodged in time to allow corrections to

be made before the prize giving.

4) Shooting

Each athlete shall shoot and stand or kneel at the shooting peg

without compromising safety. In Field and 3D Rounds the athlete can

stand or kneel up to approximately 1m in any direction beside or behind

the shooting peg, taking into consideration the condition of the terrain.
In exceptional circumstances a Judge may give permission to shoot from

outside the defined area. In Field and 3D rounds every shooting position

shall have a shooting peg or mark to accommodate at least two athletes.

Besides that, athletes shall wait well behind the athletes in the shooting

position unless they are assisting the athletes at the shooting peg with

shading. Athletes/teams may use binoculars to examine the target prior

to shooting and at the shooting peg before shooting the arrow. The use

of binoculars is not allowed after having finished shooting the arrow and

no athlete may approach the target until all athletes of the group have

finished shooting, unless given permission by a Judge.

1) Shooting Control and Safety

No athlete may touch the equipment of another without the latter’s

consent and no smoking is allowed on the courses, in the practice or

warm-up areas. Besides that, when drawing back the string of his bow

an athlete shall not use any technique which, in the opinion of the

Judges, could allow the arrow, if accidentally released, to fly beyond a

safety zone or safety arrangements (overshoot area, net, wall, etc.). If an

athlete persists in using such a technique, he will, in the interest of

safety, be asked by the Chairperson of the Tournament Judges

Commission to stop shooting immediately and to leave the course. The

athlete must aim and draw up at the target only.

2) Consequences of Breaking Rules

An athlete who persists in using a dangerous method of drawing

the string in the opinion of the Judges, shall be asked by the chairperson

of the Tournament Judge Commission or the Director of Shooting to

equipment failure, an athlete who is unable to repair his equipment

within 30 minutes shall lose the number of arrows still to be shot on that

target and those arrows shot by his group after that time until he rejoins

his group. In the case of a Judge's timing an athlete and observing him

exceeding the time limit, at the third and all subsequent warnings during

that stage of the competition, the athlete shall lose the highest scoring

arrow at the target. In the Finals Round, an athlete cannot shoots an

arrow after the Judge has stopped the shooting, the athlete’s or team’s

highest scoring arrow on that target shall be lost and finally any athlete

found to be using equipment contravening World Archery Rules may

have his or her scores disqualified.

3) Equipment

There are the following equipment is not permitted which is any

electronic or electrical device that can be attached to the athlete's

equipment and electronic communication device (including mobile

phones), headsets or noise reduction devices in front of the waiting line

of an athlete’s equipment that has been added or modified to serve the

purpose of estimating distances or angles, nor may any regular piece of

equipment be used explicitly for that purpose and written memoranda or

electronic storage device that may be used for calculating angles, and

distances apart from notes of the athlete’s normal sight marks, the

recording of the present personal scores or any part of the World

Archery Rules.

4) Warnings

Those athletes belonging to a following group waiting for their

turn to shoot, shall remain in the waiting area until the athletes shooting

have moved on and the shooting position is clear. There shall be no

communication about distances between the different shooting groups.

While shooting is in progress, only the athlete whose turn it is to shoot

may approach the shooting position and no athlete may approach the

target until all athletes of the group have finished shooting, unless

authority is given by a Judge. When drawing back the string of his bow,
an athlete shall not use any technique which, in the opinion of the

Judges, could allow the arrow, if accidentally released, fly beyond a

safety zone or safety arrangements (overshoot area, net, wall etc.) and

none of the arrows nor the target face, target or butt may be touched

until all the arrows on that target have been recorded.