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The FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Tir Ă  l’Arc (FITA; Federation of International Target Archery) was organized in 1931. Since then, world championship archery matches have been held on an annual or biennial basis (except during World War II). FITA target distances are 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres (295, 230, 164, and 98 feet) for men and 70, 60, 50, and 30 metres for women, with 36 arrows shot at each distance. A single FITA round...