Run archery is a shooting sport connecting archery with running. It is similar to the sport of biathlon.
History
Run archery was developed during the 1990s by European archery associations.
[Journal of the German archery association "DBSV - Bogensport Info" 2008/2, Page 9 editor: Dieter Scheel] Since 2000, some countries in other areas like
Russia,
Hungary, the
Netherlands[ Open Dutch Run-Archery Championship 2012] and
Germany have begun organizing annual national championships. Run archery was officially admitted as a discipline of the World Archery Federation in 2003.
Rules
Like in the sport of biathlon, participants start with running, and alternate between running and shooting series of three
at a target from away. For scoring, it does not matter whether the target is hit in the center or at the edge. For each missed target the athlete must run a penalty loop. The number of laps depend on the sport event. At the end, the fastest athlete wins.
The bow must be held in hand during running; arrows can be left at the
shooting range or may be carried in a
Quiver.
Sprint - 3x400m
Between each lap of , there are two shooting on target from , 6 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.
Each missed target results in penalty loop of .
After the first lap of , there's a first shooting, the archer is up, he has 6 arrows to hit the 4 targets ; then there's a second lap of 400m, a second shooting, this time the archer is kneeling, he has 6 arrows to hit the 4 targets; finishing the race with the last lap of 400m.
4K Individual - 4x1000m
Between each lap of , there are three shooting on target from , 4 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.
Each missed target results in penalty loop of .
After the first lap of , there's a first shooting, the archer is up, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets ; then there's a second lap of 1,000m, a second shooting, this time the archer is kneeling, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets; then again a third lap of 1,000m, a third shooting, the archer is back up, he has 4 arrows to hit the 4 targets; finishing the race with the last lap of 1,000m.
Run Archery European Cup
Since organized by the World Archery Europe
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!Year |
| 2019 | Czech Republic | Nove Mesto Nad Metuji | Russia | Oskar Shaimuratov (RUS) | Vladislav Kiriutin (RUS) | Marco Kreische (GER) | Olga Ukolova (RUS) | Viktoria Pindurina (RUS) | Kristina Korovina (RUS) |
| 2021 | Czech Republic | Nove Mesto Nad Metuji | France | Nicolas Rifaut (FRA)
Guillaume Escotte (FRA) | Tie 1st | Marco Kreische (GER) | Karolina Rezacova (CZE) | Sandra Szulc (GER) | Klara Styblova (CZE) |
| 2022 | Czech Republic | Nove Mesto Nad Metuji | Germany | Olivier Joubert (FRA) | Marco Kreische (GER) | Oran Mor (ISR) | Sandra Szulc (GER) | Klara Styblova (CZE) | Marketa Andrlova (CZE) |
| 2023 | Czech Republic | Nove Mesto Nad Metuji | France | Marco Kreische (GER) | Bryan Piscou (FRA)
Olivier Joubert (FRA) | Tie 2nd | Karolina Sekmilerova (CZE) | Sandra Szulc (GER) | Karolina Rezacova (CZE) |
| 2024 | United Kingdom | Sherwood | | KREISCHE Marco (GER) | CAQUERET Florian (FRA) | MATTEI Thomas (FRA) | WERNER Anica (GER) | MICHELET Gwendoline (FRA) | SZULC Sandra (GER) |
| 2025 | France | Paris | | REBOUL Nathanael (FRA) | JOUBERT Olivier (FRA) | Grzegorz Chwastek (GER) | BABUSHKINA Elizaveta (AIN - Individual Neutral Athlete) | WERNER Anica (GER) | DAVIS Emma Louise (IRL) |
| 2026 | Poland | | | | | | | | |
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