Category: Tournaments

2026 Youth Nationals – 9th – 13th April. Launceston Tasmania

National Youth Champs Featured

Dates 9th – 13th April The Youth Nationals tournament is open to all archers in the U14 – U21 age Divisions (as at 1/1/26) and will cater to all bow types. Rounds to be included at the tournament are: Entries close 9 March 2026. Please register here For international visitor wanting to register, please use […]

A Spectacular Start: 2025 National Field Championships Recap

The 2025 National Field Championships have officially concluded, marking a brilliant start to Archery Australia’s national events calendar. Held at Twin City Archers in Morwell, Victoria, the Championships welcomed athletes from across the country, delivering an outstanding weekend of field archery, marked by sportsmanship, skill, and a vibrant community spirit. A Warm Welcome and Challenging […]

Archers Laura Paeglis and Peter Boukouvalas on Target to Make Olympic Debut in Paris

Archery Paris Team Selection We are thrilled to announce that Laura Paeglis and Peter Boukouvalas have been selected to the Australian Olympic Team in Sydney, marking their Olympic debut at Paris’ famed Esplanade des Invalides. Twenty-two-year-old Paeglis will compete in the women’s individual event, while twenty-five-year-old Boukouvalas has been selected for the men’s individual event. […]

Australia’s Largest Paralympic Archery Team in 40 Years Announced

Australia’s largest Paralympic Games archery team in 40 years has been officially announced, marking a significant milestone in the athletes’ remarkable journeys. This announcement highlights their dedication, resilience, and determination that have brought them to this prestigious point. The six Para-archers named for the Paris Paralympics are: Jonathon Milne: A bronze medallist at Rio 2016, […]

Open and Youth Teams – 2024 National Indoor Championships (Rego Open)

Open and Youth Teams – 2024 National Indoor Championships TEAMS REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN Get together with your friends from across the country and form a team for the 2024 Indoor National Championships Youth Teams – Recurve and Compound https://account.archery.assemblesports.io/finder?id=3002656 Open Teams   – Recurve, Compound and Barebow https://account.archery.assemblesports.io/finder?id=3002655 Registrations close Thursday 6th JUNE 2024 – late […]

2023 National Target Championships Medalists

It has been a wonderfully exciting and competitive weekend, and we hope that you have all enjoyed it thoroughly! We would like to take this opportunity to honor the medalists of this year’s 2023 National Target Championships Medalist. FEMALE LIST FEMALE INDIVIDUAL BAREBOW FEMALE INDIVIDUAL COMPOUND FEMALE INDIVIDUAL RECURVE FEMALE TEAM BAREBOW FEMALE TEAM COMPOUND […]

2023 Oceania Championships Selection Policy

The 2023 Oceania Championships are to be held from 13 – 16 April 2023 in Adelaide, South Australia. The principal objectives when selecting this team are to: To be competitive in as many events as possible. To win Medals in as many events as possible. Use the Championships to expose potential future athletes to international competition. […]

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 […]

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 […]

2022 National Target Championships

The 2022 Archery Australia National Championships will be held at Samford Valley Target Archers from Thursday 29 September to the Monday 3 October. For more information on the tournament, accommodation, travel be sure to check out the competition website here.  Registration Links WA900 Round WA 1440 WA 720 Matchplay Draft Schedule Wednesday 28th Sept Unofficial […]

National Indoor Championships Manual

The 2022 National Indoor Championships will be conducted in conjunction with local Indoor Tournaments usually Regional Governing Bodies (RGB) Indoor Championships. Click here to download manual. Click here to register a team.  RGB may use multiple venues; each venue must be registered with Archery Australia. Date: Will be run over the weekend of 9th and […]

Event Preview: World Cup 2 Korea

Thirteen Australian Archers are off to Korea to represent the country at World Cup 2 in Gwangju. Official practice for the event will start on Tuesday 15 May. Australian Team Our team was announced in March and since then they’ve been working very hard to prepare for this competition. Compound Scott Brice – QLD Patrick […]

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 […]

World Cup Teams 2022

Archery Australia is excited to announce the archers selected to represent Australia at the upcoming World Cups. World Cup 1 Location: Antalya, Turkey Date: 18 – 24 April Recurve Peter Boukouvalas – NSW Astin Darcy – VIC Delia Evans – QLD Sarah Haywood – TAS Kim Lavender – NSW Laura Paeglis – VIC Alex Smith […]

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 […]

A Guide To Field Archery

With the Australian Field Open coming up on 23-25 April at Armidale Archers, we thought it timely to clarify the difference between marked and unmarked field archery. There is truly little difference between the two events and the name really says it all. In marked field, the distances for each target is known and in […]

2022 World University Games Expressions of Interest

Archery Australia is now calling for Expressions of Interest for the 2022 World University Games due to take place later this year in China. Event Details The FISU World University Games (WUG) is a bi-annual multi-sport event in which athletes selected by UniSport Australia compete on the international stage. The next edition of WUG will […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

2021 National Championships Cancelled

Archery Australia regretfully advises that the 2021 National Championships has been cancelled due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across Australia. The event was due to be held on 29th September to 4th October at Burnie Bowmen in Tasmania however, with COVID-19 border closures, concerns around a potential snap lockdown over the next […]

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 […]

Australian Success In The Oceania Challenge

Over 450 archers from across the region competed in the Oceania Challenge with our Australian archers shooting some great scores and placing well. About The Oceania Challenge Over May and June World Archery Oceania hosted the Oceania Challenge which encourage archers across the region (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Palau, Papua New Guinea, […]

Your Guide To Archery In Tokyo

With the Olympic Games being the pinnacle event for recurve archers, the stakes are high leading into Tokyo. Even making it to the Tokyo Olympic Games in archery is such an achievement as only 64 men and 64 women from across the world will compete. In a sport of millimetres, the pressure is on in […]

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 […]

National Indoor Championships Is Just Around The Corner

The National Indoor Championships is quickly approaching on July 10-11. The Tournament regularly attracts over 750 archers from across the country making it Australia’s largest target archery event. As an indoor event, archers aren’t impacted by environmental conditions such as rain and wind, which enables multiple venues across Australia to host the tournament at the […]

Olympic Update: Archers Off to Paris

 After a long hiatus from international competitions, Australia is sending a team to the final Olympic qualification tournament and World Cup 3 in Paris. Congratulations to  Laura Paeglis (VIS) and Alice Ingley (QAS) who will be competing at the Final Qualification Tournament in  Paris and David Barnes (SASI), Taylor Worth (QAS) and Ryan Tyack (QAS) […]

2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event Round Up

That’s a wrap on the 2021 Australian Open and Barebow Test Event. It’s been a fantastic few days of archery with the country’s top shooters battling it out. About The Event Sydney Olympic Park Archers hosted the events on their grounds, the very same range where the Sydney 2000 Olympic archery competition was held and […]

150 Archers Registered for The 2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event

With just 1 week to go until the 2021 Australian Open & Barebow Test Event, things are starting to heat up! The event has reached capacity with 150 archers registered for the tournament being hosted at Sydney Olympic Park Archers from 20-23 May. About the Australian Open The Australian Open tournament follows the style of […]

Update: 2021 Oceania Challenge

Update: World Archery Oceania have extended this event until 30th of June, 2021. Archery Australia are pleased to announce World Archery Oceania are holding an Online Oceania Tournament called the Oceania Challenge. Participants will be able to shoot at clubs that have confirmed their interest with AA, with scores submitted through Archers Diary. More information […]

Jonathon Milne Heading to Tokyo

Jonathon Milne has secured his ticket to the Tokyo Paralympics with Paralympics Australia making it official this morning. Journey To Selection Jonathon won Australia’s quota spot for the Tokyo Paralympics in the Compound Open Men Division at the World Archery Para Championships back in 2019.  However, winning the quota spot doesn’t automatically grant archers their […]

2021 World Archery Youth Championships Selection Policy

The World Archery Youth Championships is a biannual event that provides youth archers competitive international experience. Archery Australia was thrilled when Perth was announced to host the 2021 Championships, however due to the COVID-19 border issues it could longer be held there. Now, the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships will be conducted in Wroclaw, Poland […]

2021 Postal Youth National Championships

Archery Australia will be hosting a postal 2021 Youth National Championships, following the success of the 2020 BacktoArchery Tournament. The tournament was originally to be hosted at Burnie Bowmen in April however was postponed. We searched to find the best and fairest solution for the 2021 Youth National Championships and the following plan has been […]

$6100 of Prize Money On Offer at The 2021 Field Open

Haven’t registered for the 2021 Field Open yet, we’ve got 6,100 reasons to do so! The host of the tournament, Armidale Archers, are delighted to announce due to the generosity of a friend of the sport, along with Archery Australia and the portion of all the entry fees, the 2021 Australian Field Open will have […]

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 […]

Perth To No Longer Host The 2021 World Youth Championships

It is with extreme disappointment Archery Australia announces the 2021 World Youth Championships will no longer be held in Perth in October. Reasons to Cancel The Tournament In Perth It was a very tough decision made by the organising committee but unfortunately the current Australian border restrictions and the travel regulations in Western Australia impacted […]

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 […]

2021 Australian Open Update

Due to COVID-19 State Border restrictions the 2021 Australian Open that was due to be held at Sydney Olympic Park Archers (SOPA) on the 19-21st February has had to be postponed. We are currently working with SOPA and the relevant agencies on establishing a future date for the event.  At the time a new date […]

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 […]