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FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Tir Ă  l’Arc

sports organization
Also known as: FITA, Federation of International Target Archery(Show More)

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The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale de Tir \u00e0 l\u2019Arc (FITA) is the international governing body for archery. Founded in Paris in 1931, FITA organizes world championship matches, which are typically held annually or biennially, with exceptions for World War II.12

FITA's target archery competition, known as the FITA round, involves shooting 144 arrows at four different distances. For men, these distances are 90, 70, 50, and 30 meters, while for women, they are 70, 60, 50, and 30 meters. Since 1985, a grand FITA round has been introduced for top archers, featuring elimination rounds. Field archery, a discipline simulating hunting conditions, also has its world championships organized by FITA.314

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