Archery paralympics: World Archery organises a para archery

World Archery organises a para archery world championships, which is called the World Archery Para Championships, every two years. It was first held by the International Paralympic Committee in 1998 and ownership was transferred to World Archery in 2009. There is a world ranking of para archers. Welcome to Paralympic Sport Weeks! Every week, we will take a close look at one of the 22 sports on the Paris 2024 programme and share everything you need to know ahead of the Paralympics . We will start with Para archery . Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows at a target to score points. At the Paralympic Games archers shoot at targets placed at a standard distance of 70m, the same distance as at the Olympic Games. Each event includes a ranking round where each archer shoots 72 arrows (12 ends of six arrows each) before the archers enter the elimination rounds. Learn how archery Paralympics 2024 unfolded with results, medalists, top performances & venue details. See who made history in Paris!