The mental and physical health benefits of archery
How archery can help you slow down and recharge Finding moments of genuine focus and calm can be challenging. Between work, study, family commitments and the constant buzz of life, switching off can sometimes feel almost impossible. That is the reason why people are searching for and discovering activities that help them slow down and […]
Two Australian archers selected for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
With just over two months until the Youth Olympic Games open in Senegal, two young Australian recurve archers now know they will be there. Brock Penna and Ellen Martini have been selected to represent Australia in archery at Dakar 2026, the first Olympic sporting event ever held on the African continent. Both were selected following […]
August 2026 Newsletter
Twenty years of the National Indoor Championships
How a weekend of live-scored archery across the country came to be This year marks twenty years of the current format of Archery Australia’s National Indoor Championships. It has grown into one of the biggest events on the archery calendar, and 2026 has brought in 960 entries, so it is still growing. With this year’s […]
Australia to host the World Archery Para Championships for the first time
Archery Australia has won the right to host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships, the first time this event has been held in Australia and a fantastic opportunity for the sport on the road to Brisbane 2032. The championships will run from 30 August to 6 September 2027 at the Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway […]
National Target and Para Championships join forces for the first time in Hobart
For the first time, Australia’s target archers and Para archers will share one national event. The National Target and Para Championships run in Hobart from 19 to 24 October 2026, bringing recurve, compound, barebow, and Para archers together on the same fields for a single week of competition. The venue is the University of Tasmania’s […]
Celebrating the Archery Career of Taymon Kenton-Smith PLY
Taymon Kenton-Smith PLY took up archery at age six, training out of Samford Valley Target Archers in Brisbane. Born with a partial left hand, Taymon couldn’t grip a bow, so he built his own way to hold one. Innovation has been a big part of his career, backed by a lot of hard work and […]
June 2026 Newsletter
Australia’s Archery Field Team Heads to Yankton
Archery Australia is proud to announce the national team selected to represent Australia at the 2026 World Archery Field Championships, taking place 22–27 September in Yankton, USA.
Visiting Hobart for the 2026 National Target and Para Championships
Australia’s archers head to Hobart for six days of target competition, with one of the country’s most captivating cities waiting beyond the shooting line. The 2026 National Target and Para Championships are coming to Hobart, Tasmania, from 19 to 24 October 2026. Set on the grounds of the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay Campus, with […]