Archery Australia

25/08/2026

Great article which shares the opportunities in archery. Great to have you in the sport James.

James Griffiths is 46 years old. He has diabetes. He loves archery. And he's also blind.

More: https://ab.co/45KlCb3

21/08/2026

Good luck to the archers competing at the National Indoor Championships across Australia this weekend.

Thank you to the clubs and local sponsors, and most importantly, to all the people volunteering their time to make this event possible.
As well as the RGBs and our archery community for your support and involvement to bring this event to life across the country.

Follow along on Archers Diary, where the National results will be available: https://www.archersdiary.com/ViewResults.aspx?id=1575d722d-4867-4a2e-a3b6-f4e85aec001f

We're excited to share some images and updates with you! Make sure you check the page in the next few days.

20/08/2026

Our Members Newsletter has just landed in your inbox ✉️

The August issue features updates from across the archery community, including the Gold Coast 2027 World Archery Para Championships, lots of participation updates, fee updates (effective Sep 1st), and a lot more.

If you didn't receive the newsletter and would like to stay up to date with everything happening across Archery Australia subscribe on our website - https://archery.org.au

Note: The newsletter has been sent to the email you have signed up to assemble with. If you haven’t received it, feel free to subscribe to the newsletter with a different email.

19/08/2026

The National Target and Para Championships will start in Hobart on the 19th of October, in just 2 months!

This event will, for the first time, bring recurve, compound, barebow AND Para archers together for a week of competition.

🗓️ 19–24 October 2026
📍University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart

Registrations are open now, with international athletes welcome to enter alongside the Australian field.

⚠️ Registration closes 31st of August, so lock in your entry today: https://archery.org.au/event/national-target-and-para-champs-2/

Not competing? Come support the athletes and discover (or rediscover) Hobart!

11/08/2026

Every archer has a story. What's yours?

In our next newsletter, we'll be inviting clubs, athletes and recreational archers who've found something special in this sport to tell us about their personal archery story (for a chance to be featured on our website and socials).

From first shooting range visit to lifelong passion, every story matters and could inspire the next person to pick up a bow.

➡️ Subscribe to our newsletter on the AA website today to not miss the next newsletter and share your story then - https://archery.org.au
The newsletter will be out next week.

06/08/2026

Twenty years ago, three archers saw an opportunity to take the National Indoor Championships from a small single venue comp of just 100 people, to have venues in every state on the same weekend, with live scores shared between them.

Marcus Anear, Clare Barnes and James Park got it off the ground in 2006: entries jumped straight to over 600.
Twenty years on and it's still growing with over 960 entries in 2026. ✨

Rob Fiddyment, AA’s Chair: "We have a great history of innovation and forward thinking as a community based sporting organisation... it's great to be reminded of the solid foundations of Archery Australia that will outlive us all."

With the 2026 National Indoor Champs just over two weeks away, learn more about how it started: https://archery.org.au/twenty-years-of-the-national-indoor-championships/

04/08/2026

Last weekend the Para Archery National squad came together with some local developing para archers for a camp to hosted by Sunshine Coast Archery Club. Over three days the camp offered time for workshops, QREs and time together to train, connect and learn from each other.

The QREs had either breezy or rainy conditions, but the squad was showing good form with some solid scores.

There were presentations from national head para coach Ricci Cheah and team manager Graham Winston around the LA28 cycle and a presentation on pressure in performance from Sports Psych Mat Grey.

The final day was a series of round robin matchplays which was great fun to have everyone together to connect and enjoy some good banter, build stronger relationships as we push towards a home game World Championships in the Gold Coast next year.

30/07/2026

The excitement is building after the announcement of the Gold Coast 2027 World Archery Para Championships, and it's a great opportunity for our Aussie athletes.

Para archer Tom Holland-Roach on competing at the championships in the Gold Coast: “As the qualification event for LA28, a home championship with a home crowd and a big team will allow us to establish our position as front and centre at LA28, before continuing this momentum into Brisbane 2032.”

We look forward to welcoming the global para archery community to the Gold Coast and cheering on our Aussie athletes!! ✨

Learn more about the 2027 World Para Archery Championships on our website: https://archery.org.au/australia-to-host-the-world-archery-para-championships-for-the-first-time/

23/07/2026

ANNOUNCEMENT: Australia to host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships for the first time

Archery Australia has won the right to host the 2027 World Archery Para Championships right here on the Gold Coast!

Supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland, the Gold Coast 2027 World Archery Para Championships will be the pinnacle event for Para Archers around the world, and showcase Queensland as a World Class sporting destination ahead of the 2032 Paralympic Games.

The championships will bring the world’s best para archers to Australian soil for a week of competition across recurve and compound, in the open, W1 and visually impaired categories.

📅 30 August – 6 September 2027
📍 Gold Coast Performance Centre and Broadwater Parklands QLD

This event will also be a qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games, making this one of the most important events on the road to LA28 and preparation for Brisbane 2032.

World Archery Australian Paralympic Team Australian Sports Commission

21/07/2026

For the first time, Australia's target archers and Para archers will share one national event!

The 2026 National Target and Para Championships will bring recurve, compound, barebow and Para archers together on the same fields for a week of competition in Hobart.

6 days of competition
Equal prizes
Brought together for the first time

Read the full story, schedule, accessible travel guide and accommodation deal: https://archery.org.au/national-target-and-para-championships-join-forces-for-the-first-time-in-hobart/



Reminder: Registrations are open now, with international athletes welcome to enter alongside the Australians!