For the first time in the history of archery in South Africa, the country will be hosting the Continental Youth Olympic Qualifier, which will run concurrently with the Continental Games and National Championships.  Granted World Ranking Status, the event is expected to be the showcase of archery on the continent, backed with the support of the national government, Department of Sport and Recreation, The National Lottery and Archery South Africa.
The world standard event runs between 24-27 April in the countries capital, Pretoria and the organising committee extends an invitation to archers from all over the world to participate. Consisting of a FITA ranking round, and followed by the set-system of eliminations, this premiere event will be run at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria, which offers world class facilities for the athletes and officials.
Download the International Entry pack and click here for information on the venue.

Membership is open to all archers who are members in good standing of a club affiliated to a province. All club members, in turn, are associate members. Associate members are permitted to participate in the development programme. There are many benefits to joining the Association, the greatest being that as a member you can contribute towards the growth and recognition of the sport. Members are required to renew their membership each year.

Membership is a requirement to participate in SANAA and FITA sanctioned tournaments, including the national championships. Existing members are sent their membership renewal automatically. To join the SA National Archery Association, download the membership form and fax them through to The Treasurer on the numbers indicated on the form.

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Archery is a sport for all seasons, indoor or outdoor, for all people, whatever the gender, age of physical ability.  It's a versatile sport and can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to be.  So, try it and find your nearest club.Log your details on our signup pages and you will have full access to hints, tips and a host of information to help you along.
Our Provincial Associations have been kitted with a full development programme for aspiring archers, called the Feathers and Arrows Program.  It starts you with the basics and systematically grows your skill to as high a level as you desire.

In two of the closest played finals today, South Africa won two gold medals at the 8th FAA Championships.  Shooting in the desert heat, with a mild wind blowing, Jorina shot her 12 arrow match 108-104 against Namibia to take home gold.  In the mens compound category, Riaan Crowther brought the crowd to silence, starting off with a 25 against Namibia's 27.  On the second end he equaled Namibia with a score of 54, followed by both countries on 81.  The last three arrows X-10-10 brought Riaan home with a 111-109 lead, taking gold.

In a battle for the title of Continental Champion, 9 African countries and five visiting countries are participating at Ain Sokhna, near Cairo, in the 8th Federation of African Archery (FAA) Championships.  Even strong desert winds could not dampen the enthusiasm and excitement that surrounded the games as the eliminations progressed yesterday.  Excitement was high when a single arrow shoot-out determined the winner in the Recurve Women’s category between Morocco and Egypt, with Morocco going through.
The tournament continues today with the medal matches (team and individual) and closing with an informal mixed-team event. 
South Africa is in the running for two gold medals.  Riaan Crowther will compete for Gold against Namibia (CM) and Jorina Coetzee against Namibia (CW) at 10h00 SA time.  Visit the gallery.  The results to date:

• Compound Men
• Compound Men Seeding
• Compound Women
• Compoubnd Women Seeding
• Recurve Juniors
• Recurve Men
• Recurve Men Seeding
• Recurve Women
• Recurve Women Seeding

Visit the photo gallery.

Ain El Sokhna (Egypt).  On the first day of the 8^th FAA Championships, over 70 archers from 10 African countries took to the practice line today in 36 degree weather in preparation for the ranking round to take place tomorrow.  In an impressive opening ceremony, where the national band in traditional uniform entertained the crowds, President of the FAA (Andrew Omala) , Secretary General of FITA (Tom Dielen) and President of the Egyptian Archery Federation (Dr Aladin Gabr)  noted the growth in Africa and representation throughout the continent.  The top archers from Africa will be competing for 12 medals in all categories.

Annetjie Van Wynegaard of Grocotts Mail reports that the annual Eastern Province archery championships took place on the Rhodes University Great Field on  Sunday.
The competition was hosted by the Rhodes Archery Club and took the form of a Fita 720 round. The Federation Internationale de Tir a l’Arc /International Archery Federation (Fita) governs the sport.
The archers shot 72 arrows each; with six arrows a turn after which elimination rounds took place according to ranking.  The competitors with the highest and the lowest score competed first in the bronze medal match. The winners of the bronze match went on to the gold medal match and the winners of the gold medal match received a gold medal with the runner-up receiving a silver medal.  This was the first Fita 720 form of the competition in a long time, said Mike Wish, Rhodes archery club captain and competitor.
The reason for this is that 720 rounds are a requirement at certain international events this year. This year is a  Commonwealth Games year so 720-rounds are held to prepare South African archers to represent South Africa internationally.

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10 African nations will be competing in the 8th Federation African Archery Championship next week in Egypt.  They are South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Mauritius, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Benin, Libya, Morocco and the host nation Egypt.  The championships, which consists of a 720 round and eliminations is sanctioned by World Archery and runs between 7-11 March at Ain Sokhna.  Representing South Africa will be Riaan Crowther (CM), Karen Hultzer and Jorina Coetzee (CW).

The South African Masters Sports Association (SAMSA) have announced that Port Elizabeth has won the bid to host the 7th SA Masters Games.  Nelson Mandela Bay will be the host for the games which takes place between 27 April - May 1 2011 and archery will be included in the disciplines.  Further information will appear on our website as an when they become available.