Archery at the London 2012

Athletes stand 70 metres from their target and score points by firing arrows at 10 concentric scoring zones, from the golden ‘bullseye’ ten-score at the centre to the one-score on the white outer ring. They have 40 seconds to release each arrow.
In the individual and team competitions, a preliminary round to determine seeding takes place before the official start of the London 2012 Games, consisting of 72 arrows.
The seedings are used to determine who plays who in the head-to-head elimination rounds. In the individual competition, 64 archers compete in a knock-out format, with matches comprising 12 arrows each.

Any country that qualifies three male or three female archers into an individual event can compete in the corresponding team event. Team events follow same competition format as the individual events, with the exception that knockout matches consist of 24 arrows per country - eight per archer.

he Archery Shop at the Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre is a convenient store to pick up your archery needs at very competitive prices.

We stock armguards, arrows, nocks, arrow rests, bows, carry cases, recurve & compound bow accessories, fingertabs, fletches, glues, wax, plungers, quivers, release aids, sights, stabilisers from leading archery suppliers and manufacturers.

Special bow packages are also available for the archer wanting to replace old equipment or the new comer who wants a very good starting setup.

We offer the services of a bow mechanic to tune or carry out minor repairs on your bow and to also provide advice on what type of archery equipment best suits your needs and budget.

We are more than happy to order any item that you need as it is not possible to display or stock the vast array of archery equipment or accessories that are available in the market place.