WA – World Archery Association

World Archery (WA) is the global governing body for archery. It was founded in 1931 (originally as FITA) and is recognized by the IOC as the official federation for Olympic archery.

Responsibilities of World Archery:

  • Organizing World Championships
  • Establishing rules and class divisions
  • Overseeing Olympic archery
  • Maintaining international rankings

Disciplines:

  • Target (target archery)
  • Field archery
  • 3D archery
  • Para-archery

World Archery sets the international standards followed worldwide.

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