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is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from "arcus" (Latin). has been historically used for Hunting and Combat Its main purpose in modern times is being a recreational activity the one who practices Archery is called Archer or Bowman while the expert in archery is called as the toxophiline

 The bow and arrow are known to have been invented

by the end of the Upper Paleolithic. Archery was highly developed in Asia and in the Islamic world. In East Asia, ancient Korean civilizations, such as the Silla, Baekje, andGoguryeo were well known for their regiments of exceptionally skilled archers.[2] Central Asian tribesmen (after the domestication of the horse) and American Plains Indians (after gaining access to horses) were extremely adept at archery on horseback

 The bow seems to have been invented by the

late Paleolithic or early Mesolithic. Bows and arrows have been present in Egyptian culture since its predynastic origins. The "Nine Bows" symbolize the various peoples that had been ruled over by the pharaoh since Egypt was united. The oldest indication for archery in Europe comes from the Stellmoor in the Ahrensburg valley north ofHamburg, Germany and date from the late Paleolithic about 90008000 BC. At the end of the eighteenth century archery became popular amongst the English gentry

 Encouraged by Royal patronage and, later, the

popularity of the work of Sir Walter Scott, archery societies were set up across the country From the 1920s, professional engineers took an interest in archery, previously the exclusive field of traditional craft experts.[9] By 1972, the great popularity of this sport brought target archery back into the Olympic program.

 Shooting Field/Range

Archery lanes

 Brace - The act of attaching a bow string to a bow

Butts - practice field with mounds of earth used as targets

Clout shoot - archery game in which arrows are shot at an

arc toward a flat target laid out on the ground Flex- amount of "bend" an arrow shaft provides Release - act of firing an arrow from a bow Rest - used to hold the arrow against the handle until it is released Spine - The stiffness of an arrow shaft Wand Shoot - archery event in which arrows are shot at a slat of soft wood

 Muscular endurance Because most of our muscles

are being strained at this kind of activity. Coordination This is applied for we need our body to coordinate with our eyes so we can shoot it precisely. Speed (optional) it is required for hunting so we can catch our targets ( only required for real life hunting) Agility (optional) required like speed to catch/ shoot our targets (only required for real life hunting)

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 is an exclusive collection of sporting events that

involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking. the lack of a need for expensive equipment, makes athletics one of the most commonly competed sports in the world. The word athletics is derived from the Greek word "athlos" (), meaning "contest" or "task.

 Athletics events were depicted in the Ancient

Egyptian tombs in Saqqara, with illustrations ofrunning at the Heb Sed festival and high jumping appearing in tombs from as early as of 2250 BC The original and only event at the first Olympics in 776 BC was a stadium-length running event known as the stadion The first modern-style indoor athletics meetings were recorded shortly after in the 1860s, including a meet at Ashburnham Hall in London which featured four running events and a triple jump competition

 An athletics competition was included in the first

modern Olympic Games in 1896 and it has been as one of the foremost competitions at the quadrennial multisport event ever since Athletics is part of the Paralympic Gamessince the inaugural Games in 1960 The first organized international competitions for athletes with a physical disability (not deaf) began in 1952, when the first international Stoke Mandeville Games were organized for World War II veterans

 Stadiums

Gymnasiums

o Hurdles

o Starting pistol/ whistle

o Shot put o Timing devices

 Anchor leg - refers to the final position in a relay race.

Jones counter - measure the length of road

running race courses Pacemaker - is a runner who leads amiddle- or long distance running event for the first section to ensure a fast time and avoid excessive tactical racing Photo finish a strip photo, a series of rapidly triggeredphotographs, or a video taken at the finish line

 Repechage - is a practice amongst ladder competitions

that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. Stutter Step - is basically running forward with small steps while squatting, having the back perpendicular to the ground

 Agility because many of the events in athletics focus

on marathons and running Speed same as agility, focuses more on marathons and running Cardio vascular endurance because of the events, we must be sure that no harm will be done

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 is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring

physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance It typically involves the women's events of uneven parallel bars, balance beam,floor exercise, and vault. Men's events include floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault,parallel bars, and high bar. Other gymnastic sports include rhythmic gymnastics, the various trampolining sports, aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics

 this kind of exercise was incorporated into a system

that figured prominently in the state regulations for education As the Roman Empire ascended, the Greek gymnastics gave way to gymnastics whose purpose was military training.