Bow and arrow Bow and arrow The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). "Archery" is the art, practice or skill of using bows to shoot arrows. A person who shoots arrows with a bow is called a "bowman" or an "archer". Someone who makes bows is known as a "bowyer", one who makes arrows is a "fletcher", and one who manufactures metal arrowheads is an "arrowsmith". The use of bows and arrows by humans for hunting predates recorded history and was common to many prehistoric cultures. They were important weapons
Archery at the 2015 European Games Archery at the 2015 European Games At the 2015 European Games in Baku, five events of archery will be contested, all in the target archery format, with recurve bows. Europe’s best archers will shoot at the iconic Tofiq Bahramov Stadium over seven days of competition. The European Games format will follow that of the Olympic Games with 64 men and 64 women competing in the recurve division, in individual and team events as well as in mixed team. A total of 128 athletes will compete at the Games. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is permitted to enter a maximum of