The equipment used in the international level competitions must adhere to the rules of the federation. Any athlete who is found contravening to the rules shall stand disqualified. Kindly refer to the equipage section of archery for detailed information upon the equipment used in archery.
Groups shall be assigned simultaneously during the qualification and elimination round-
The athlete’s number must be displayed prominently on his/her quiver at all times
The order of shooting may be changed in case of an athlete’s equipment failure
No extra time shall be awarded in the final round for equipment failure.
When an athlete, or a group of athletes, cause an unnecessary delay for that group or for other groups during the Qualification and Elimination Rounds, the judge will observe and time the athletes. If the athletes exceed the time limit, they shall warn the athlete or group with a first written warning on the scorecard
Time warnings shall not be carried over from one stage to the next in the competition
In the semifinals Round, whenever a Judge accompanies a group, he shall start and stop the shooting verbally.
Scoring shall take place after all athletes in the group have shot their arrows-
An arrow shall be scored according to the position of the shaft in the target
Scorecards shall be signed by the scorer and the athlete, denoting that the athlete agrees with the value of each arrow, the sum total (identical on both scorecards), the number of 5's and 6's in the case of Field rounds (10’s and 11’s for 3D rounds).
The scorer's scorecard shall be signed by another athlete of the same group but of a different Member Association.
At the end of the tournament, the organising committee shall publish complete result lists.
