ANNOUNCEMENT: Australia to host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships for the first time

Archery Australia has won the right to host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships right here on the Gold Coast!

Supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland, the Gold Coast 2027 World Archery Para Championships will be the pinnacle event for Para Archers around the world, and showcase Queensland as a World Class sporting destination ahead of the 2032 Paralympic Games.

The championships will bring the world’s best para archers to Australian soil for a week of competition across recurve and compound, in the open, W1 and visually impaired categories.

📅 30 August – 6 September 2027
📍 Gold Coast Performance Centre and Broadwater Parklands QLD

This event will also be a qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, making this one of the most important events on the road to LA28 and preparation for Brisbane 2032.

#ParaArchery #GoldCoast2027 #RoadToLA28

For the first time, Australia`s target archers and Para archers will share one national event!

The 2026 National Target and Para Championships will bring recurve, compound, barebow and Para archers together on the same fields for a week of competition in Hobart.

6 days of competition
Equal prizes
Brought together for the first time

Read the full story, schedule, accessible travel guide and accommodation deal - Link to our latest news in bio.

#NationalChampionship #Hobart2026 #ParaArchery

Reminder: Registrations are open now, with international athletes welcome to enter alongside the Australians!

Only a few days left to register for the 2026 National Indoor Championships!

🔔 Registrations close in one week, on July 22nd and some clubs are already at max capacity!

National Indoor will run on the 22nd and 23rd of August across clubs in every state.
To find clubs and to register, head to the AA events page and register through Assemble - Link to event page in bio.

You can also find this at your local RGB or club website.

#NationalIndoorChampionships #IndoorArchery

Taymon Kenton-Smith PLY took up archery at age six with a partial left hand and no off-the-shelf solution... So he built his own!

And 15 years of engineering, fine-tuning, and problem-solving later, he stood on the Paris Paralympics stage, took out the world number one, and finished 4th in the world.

"Ordinary things done over a long period of time is how extraordinary things happen."

Innovation and determination have been at the heart of Taymon`s career (and so has giving back).
From sharing equipment solutions with fellow para-archers to mentoring the next generation as Brisbane 2032 approaches, he`s helped build a sport that truly is for all.

Read Taymon`s full story - Link to our latest news in bio.

#ParaArchery #Paralympics #Brisbane2032