Run archery is a shooting discipline connecting archery with running. It is similar to the sport of biathlon.
Run archery was developed during the 1990s by European archery associations.[1] Since 2000, some countries in other areas like Russia, Hungary, the Netherlands[2] and Germany[3] have begun organizing annual national championships. Run archery was officially admitted as a discipline of the World Archery Federation in 2003.
Like in the sport of biathlon, participants start with running, and alternate between running and shooting series of three arrows at a 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards) 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 back quiver.
Between each lap of 400 metres (440 yd), there's two shooting on 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards), 6 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.
Each missed target results in penalty loop of 60 metres (66 yd).
After the first lap of 400 metres (440 yd), 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.
Between each lap of 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), there's three shooting on 16-centimetre-wide (6.3 in) target from 18 m (20 yards), 4 arrows available to hit 4 targets per shooting.
Each missed target results in penalty loop of 150 metres (160 yd).
After the first lap of 1,000 metres (1,100 yd), 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.
Since organized by the World Archery Europe
| Year | Host Country | Location | Winning Nation | Men - Winner | Men - Runner-up | Men - 3rd | Women - Winner | Women - Runner-up | Women - 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TBC | TBC |
