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In archery, what is the maximum time allowed to shoot an end of three arrows (in individual outdoor competition)?
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Answer: Option B — 2 minutes
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Under World Archery rules, in outdoor target archery an archer has a maximum of 2 minutes to shoot an "end" of three arrows. (An end of six arrows is allowed 4 minutes.)
Timing rules in archery:
- 3-arrow end: 2 minutes.
- 6-arrow end: 4 minutes.
- In individual match play (eliminations), when archers shoot alternately, each archer has 20 seconds per arrow.
- In team events, the team of three archers has 2 minutes to shoot six arrows (two per archer) in each end.
Time is controlled by digital clocks and traffic lights:
- Red light: stop; archers may move to the shooting line.
- Green light: archers may start shooting.
- Yellow light: 30 seconds remain.
- Any arrow shot after the time limit loses the value of its highest-scoring arrow.
Other archery facts:
- Olympic recurve archers shoot at a target 70 m away; the target face is 122 cm in diameter with 10 scoring rings.
- In the set system, each set has three arrows; the winner of a set earns 2 set points, and the first archer to 6 set points wins.
- Compound archery uses bows with pulleys (cams) and is shot at 50 m; it will be in the Olympics from Los Angeles 2028 (mixed team).
- World Archery (formerly FITA) was founded in 1931.
India and archery:
- Deepika Kumari has been world number one in women's recurve.
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale won compound gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games.
- Sheetal Devi, a para-archer who shoots with her feet, won gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games and a bronze at the Paris 2024 Paralympics (mixed team).
Why not the other options?
- ✗1 minute is too short for an end of three arrows.
- ✗3 minutes is not the standard limit.
- ✗4 minutes is the limit for an end of six arrows.
Quick tip
Remember: Archery time limits: 3 arrows = 2 minutes, 6 arrows = 4 minutes, 20 seconds per arrow in alternate shooting; yellow light = 30 seconds left; Olympic recurve distance = 70 m.
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