Jonathan Shales v Aurélien Rabanet - recurve men bronze |Val D'Isère 2012 World Archery Field Champs

Uncut match from the 2012 World Archery Field Championships in Val D'Isere (FRA) .
Men Individual Recurve Bronze Medal Match - SHALES (GBR) vs RABANET (FRA)
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What is field archery?
Field archery is shot in three divisions (compound, recurve and barebow). Archers shoot from marked (known) and unmarked (unknown) distances, from 5 to 60 meters, depending on the division (requires shooting uphill and downhill, often with varying positions for the feet). The arrow flight differs on a given distance because of the angle of the shot, which means that the archer must know by experience how much to subtract or add when shooting up or downhill, across a gully, etc. The size of the target varies (with diameters of 20 -- 40 -- 60 -- 80cm). The target faces have six scoring zones.
At the world championships, in qualifications, archers shoot 24 targets from marked distances and 24 targets from unmarked distances. The top sixteen competitors in each division and class move to the 1/8 elimination round and shoot 12 marked targets. The top eight competitors then advance to the quarterfinals and shoot eight new targets. In the semifinals and medal finals, the top four competitors in each class and division shoot matches consisting of 4 marked targets.
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