Para Archery Camp Strengthens Future of Australian Para Archery
Eighteen athletes and six staff gathered at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) in Canberra for a three-day Para Archery Camp one of the largest to date bringing together both High Performance and Developing Para Archers for a weekend of technical training, education, and shared learning. The camp marked an important milestone in the pathway […]
Para Archery classification and development Weekend – Building the Future Together
Archery Australia proudly hosted a two-day Para Archery Weekend, bringing together athletes, coaches, carers, support staff, and key partners to strengthen the pathway and community for para archery in Australia. Across the weekend, 10 athletes undertook classification, supported by a network of passionate coaches, carers, and high-performance staff. Classification ranged from quick 15-minute assessments to […]
2025 Archery Australia July Issue
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Double Podium for Australia at Para Archery European Cup
Para Archery European Cup – Rome, Italy Australia has recorded a double podium finish at the 2025 Para Archery European Cup, with Jonathan Milne securing bronze in the Compound Men’s Individual, and Milne teaming up with Garry Robinson to take silver in the Compound Men’s Open Doubles. Bronze for Milne in Individual Event Jonathan Milne, […]
A Message from the Chairperson and CEO of Archery Australia
To the Archery Australia community, National Volunteer Week provides a valuable opportunity to recognise and celebrate the dedication of the volunteers who underpin our sport at every level. Across the country, from local clubs to national events, volunteers give their time, knowledge, and energy to ensure that archery remains accessible, inclusive, and community-focused. Whether it’s […]
Announcing the 2024 World Archery Events – Selection Criteria
Dear members of the Australian archery community, With the promise of a new competitive season upon us, Archery Australia is excited to share the selection criteria for the much-anticipated 2024 World Archery Events. Our commitment to transparency, fairness, and promoting excellence remains unwavering, and we believe these guidelines will empower our athletes to strive for […]
2024 Paris Paralympic Games – Archery Nomination Criteria Unveiled
Hello Archery Australia community! We are thrilled to bring you some exciting updates regarding the forthcoming 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. As we inch closer to the monumental event, the anticipation within our archery community has been palpable. Today, we are elated to share the official Archery Nomination Criteria for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Highlights […]
Archery Australia New President
At the first meeting of the Archery Australia Elected Board Members, Melissa Mongan has been elected as the Archery Australia President and Deonne Bridger has been elected as the Vice President. Melissa Mongan is well known amongst the archery community having represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as being heavily involved […]
2022 Archery Australia Board Election Results
Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Deonne Bridger and Grant Cole to the Archery Australia Board following the recent 2022 Elected Board Member Election. Archery Australia would like to welcome Deonne and Grant who both bring a wealth of experience to the Archery Australia Board. They will both commence a four-year […]
Archery Australia’s Pathways Programs Set to Expand
Archery Australia are excited to announce the expansion of its Pathways Programs towards the end of this year. The High-Performance Team, led by Pathways Manager, Robert Turner, have been working hard on updating pathways strategies and programs, with an eye on longer-term development of our athletes and coaches. On the expansion of the program, Robert […]
2026 Commonwealth Games Bid
Archery Australia and World Archery have officially submitted a bid for the sport to be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, due to be held in regional Victoria. Archery’s proposal will be assessed, alongside those from other sports, against criteria including universality, competition quality, consumer and commercial appeal, alignment with Commonwealth values and benefits to […]
2022 Archery GB Disability Championships
Our 2022 National Para Program athletes recently attended the 2022 Archery GB Disability Championships at Lilleshall, England from 3-12 September 2022. With the lack of international para tournaments, this competition provided valuable experience to our Australian athletes on their road to the Para World Championships next year and onwards to the 2024 Paralympic Games in […]
2023 National Selection Policies
Archery Australia is pleased to announce the 2023 National Selection Policies for upcoming international events. The principal objectives when selecting a team is to win medals in as many events as possible and to enhance Australia’s reputation internationally as a competitive Archery nation. Click below to read the relevant selection policies: 2023 World Archery Championships […]
7plus to livestream 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals
In an exciting development, the 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals will be produced by Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) and live streamed via the Seven Network’s digital platform, 7plus. On Monday 3 October, fans can tune into 7plus to watch Australia’s best archers shoot it out for the National Championship. After Seven’s successful archery coverage […]
Event Preview: 2022 Para and VI Championships
Today kickstarts the 2022 Para and VI Championships at Waverly City Archers (Victoria). Over 30 para and VI archers from across Australia will be competing in the event. There will be some great competition with our Tokyo Paralympians along with those recently returned from the 2022 World Para Championships competing in the 3 day tournament. […]
2021 Online Nationals Results
Archery Australia was thrilled to see over 400 archers from across Australia participated in our 2021 Online National Tournaments. After the physical events were cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, we decided to run an online competition to help keep the archery spirit alive in Australia. About the Competition Each Regional Governing Bodies hosted Short (720 […]
2022 National Squads
Archery Australia is pleased to announce our 2022 National Recurve, Compound and Para Squads. Congratulations to all the athletes and we are glad to working with you in 2022 and beyond. About the National Program Our National Programs are aimed at producing high performing athletes at benchmark events including World Cups, World (and Youth) Championships […]
Results: World Archery Para Championships 2022
Home with a silver medal from the World Archery Para Championships – what a fantastic week in Dubai! Archery Australia sent 7 athletes to the World Para Championships – Chris Davis, Peter Marchant, Jonathon Milne, Craig Newbery, Imalia Oktrininda, Garry Robinson and Marek Steiner. Results: The highlight was Jonathon Milne and Garry Robinson winning the […]
Para-Archery National Level Classifier Course
Archery Australia is seeking at least six new National Classifiers to join our Para-Archery Classification Panel. Our aim is to have at least one classifier available in each capital city What’s Needed Those interested in becoming a National Classifier must be a registered doctor or physiotherapist. They will need to participate in and complete the […]
2022 World Archery Para Championships
The World Archery Para Championships start next week (19 to 27 February) in Dubai with over 200 athletes from around the world competing. Across the week 15 new world para champions will be crowned across the divisions. Australian Team Our team was announced in December last year and since them they’ve been working very hard […]
2022 National Para & VI Championships and Oceania Invitational
We are excited to open the registrations for the 2022 National Para and VI Championships and the 2022 Oceania Para Invitational. Click here to register for the National Para and VI Championships. Click here to register for the Oceania Para Invitational. Event Details Location: Waverley City Archers Date: Friday 1 April 2022 to Sunday 3 […]
Archery Program to Open at NSW Institute of Sport
The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Archery Australia have announced a partnership geared toward developing and assisting identified high performance NSW athletes and coaches achieving excellence at the highest international level. The announcement unveiling an archery program to be added as an NSWIS Sport Program for 2022. The partnership program being one of several […]
2022 World Archery Field Championships Policy
Location: Yankton, United States of America Date: 3-9 October 2022 We are pleased to release the selection policy for the 2022 World Field Championships. This policy outlines the process and criteria by which Archery Australia will selection athletes to compete at this tournament. Please note that international travel is not assured and we will adhere […]
World Archery Para Championships Team
Archery Australia is excited to announce the archers selected to represent Australia at the World Archery Para Championships in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from 19 to 27 February 2022. These athletes have been working very hard and we’re thrilled to have them represent Australia at this event. Congratulations: Ameera Lee (Womens Open Compound) Jonathon Milne […]
Pathways AARDP Symposium AIMS to Develop
Last weekend, coaches from across Australia had the chance to collaborate and learn at the Inaugural Pathways and Archery Australia Regional Development Program (AARDP) Coach and Coordinator symposium. Guest Presenters To enable everyone to participate the symposium went digital and overall it was a great success. There was a great mix of content delivered by […]
2022 National Tournaments Calendar
Archery Australia is excited to announce the National Competition calendar for 2022. After 2 years of tournaments being disrupted due to COVID-19 restrictions, we can’t wait to see our community in action again on a large scale. In 2022, we are making several changes to our National Tournaments based on an in-depth review. Please note […]
New Members Join The Paris 24 Para Program
Off the back of our biggest team to attend the Paralympic games since the 2000 games, Para-archery continues to grow across Australia with 3 new members joining the P24P pathways program. New additions to Paris-24 Para Program The squad now moves to 11 athletes nationwide and has been going from strength to strength during this […]
2021 Online National Tournament
After the disappointment of cancelling the 2021 Senior Nationals, Archery Australia are excited to advise this Tournament will take place as an Online (postal shoot) between now and early 2022 which will depend on Government COVID-19 restrictions in each Regional Governing Body. The dates have been selected by each RGB to best fit in with […]
Paralympic Archery Explained
Only 80 men and 60 women from 42 countries will compete at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, making it one of the most competitive para-archery events in the world. Competition Details: Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5 September, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan Bow Type: Compound or Recurve Bow (depending on the division) Events: Individual Men’s W1 […]
Supporting Our Paralympians In Tokyo
The Paralympics is one of the most prestigious events for para-archers across the world and it’s just around the corner on Tuesday 24 August to Sunday 5 September in Tokyo, Japan. About The Paralympics In 1948, archery was a part of the first Stoke Mandeville Games, the predecessor to the modern Paralympic Games. Then in […]
Paralympics Australia to send biggest Para-Archery team since Sydney 2000 to Tokyo 2020
For the first time since Sydney 2000 the Australian Paralympic team is made up of four Archers, this comes as Paralympics Australia today announced that Imalia Oktrininda, Peter Marchant and Taymon Kenton Smith will be joining previously announced, Rio bronze medallist Jonathon Milne in Tokyo. Today’s announcement highlights the impressive achievement from Imalia, Pete and […]
Paralympic Update: Archers Off To Czech Republic
Five archers are off to the Czech Republic for their first international competition in over 18 months. Congratulations to Taymon Kenton-Smith (recurve open), Ameera Lee (compound open), Peter Marchant (compound open), Imalia Oktrininda (recurve open) and Garry Robinson (compound open) who will competing at Para-Archery World Ranking Tournament and Final Paralympic Qualification Tournament from 3 […]
Para & VI National Championships Round Up
The weather really turned it on for the 2021 Para & VI National Championships and everyone was celebrating the sunny days with little wind. It has been 2 years since the event had last gone ahead due to COVID-19 restrictions. Since then, it’s clear the archers have been working very hard and this 2021 tournament […]
Australia’s Top Para and VI Archers to Descend on Brisbane this Weekend
Para and VI Archers from around Australia are heading to Brisbane this weekend for the 2021 Para and VI National Championships. After the event was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19, this tournament is a welcome event on the national calendar. It will also be the first National level archery tournament held in person in […]
Armidale Archers Awarded Australian Field Open
We are excited to announce the 2021 Australian Field Open will be hosted by Armidale Archers from 7-9 May, 2021. Register Here. Program The Australian Field Open will comprise one day of Unmarked and a day of Marked Field all to be shot as per World Archery (WA) rules. As per WA rules the event […]
BackToArchery Tournament Results
Our BackToArchery Tournament 2020 was an outstanding success with archers from every RGB participating. BackToArchery Background Due to COVID-19, Archery Australia had to cancel all tournaments until restrictions lifted enough to enable people to compete in a safe environment. As things began to return to normal, we wanted a tournament to kick start the […]
Registrations Open For 2021 National Para and VI Championships
Registration for the 2021 National Para and VI Championships has been extended to the 26th February 2021 – Click Here The Championships will be held at Mount Petrie Bowmen on the 26-28th March 2021 and we will be working closely with all parties involved while we monitor the COVID-19 State and Federal Restrictions. Event Details […]