The object of the sport is simple: to shoot arrows as close to the
centre of a target as possible. Paralympic Archery targets are 122
centimetres in diameter, with the gold ring at the centre (worth a
maximum 10 points) measuring just 12.2cm. Archers shoot at the target
from a distance of 70 metres.



At the Paralympic Games, the individual competitions will be played in
a knockout format. Matches will be played over the best of five sets,
with each set consisting of three arrows per archer. The winners of
each match will qualify for the next round, until the last two archers
go head to head in the gold medal match. A knockout format will also be
used for the men's and women's team competitions, which features teams
of three archers competing against each other in a best-of-24-arrows
format.