Archery was one of the earliest Olympic sports to be open to women. It was dropped from the Olympics in 1920 but reintroduced at Munich 1972.

There are four medals in the archery competition. Current olympic archery champions are

Men - Ruban (Ukraine)
Women - Zhang (China)
Team Men - Korea
Team Women - Korea

The Venue for the 2012 Olympic Archery competition will be Lords Cricket Ground in North West London.

The nearest London Underground station is St Johns Wood. Public transport information for the 2012 Olympics is available from Transport for London.

Tickets for this event are not yet available.