The World Archery Oceania (WAO) – Oceania Challenge is on again for 2026.  Please carefully read the requirements of the Challenge. All Archery NZ-affiliated members are eligible to shoot.

• Only one result per person (no multiple entries with different bow types or different age classes)

  • Register and submit your score by the deadline on the OSA Website here
  • Score Cards will be available in the Club rooms for use.

Event Details

What:
The Oceania Challenge is an online tournament to engage our Member Associations in competitive shooting.

Who:
It is open to members of all current financial WAO Member Associations. Members who study or work in a country other than their own may compete for their home country, as long as they hold a passport for their country or are affiliated with their country.

Where:
The competition will be shot on individual club grounds; there is no need to organise a national event. However, if it is feasible, MAs may do so and use this as their national championships, if no other event has been organised.

When:
Each host club chooses one or more suitable dates during the months of April/May 2026. Participants may compete more than once, but only one result per person may be submitted (no multiple entries with different bow types or in different age groups).

Rounds:

  • For all rounds, archers will shoot 5 ends of 6 arrows at each of the three distances on a 122cm face.
  • Each end takes 4 minutes = 40 seconds per arrow.

Short Round

  • (for people shooting Recurve, Compound or Barebow/Longbow who have been in archery for 12 months or less or have never shot further than 40m):
  • 30 arrows shot from each of the 40m, 30m, 20m distances on a 122cm target face.

Medium Round:

  • (for people shooting Recurve, Compound or Barebow/Longbow who have been in archery for 12 months or less or have never shot further than 50m)
  • 30 arrows shot from each of the 50m, 40m, 30m distances on a 122 target face

Barebow & Longbow Rounds:

  • 30 arrows shot from each of the 50m, 40m, 30m distances on a 122cm target face.
  • Para Round:
  • (U21 only) WA 40cm indoor face or 3 spot at 18m
  • (U21 and over) select the round suitable to your abilities and time in the sport.

Long Round (for everybody else shooting Recurve and Compound):

  • 30 arrows shot from each of the 60m, 50m, 40m distances on a 122cm target face.

This is based on an honour system, and we expect participants to enter the round that applies for them. Clubs are expected to check that their members have entered the correct round.

Categories:

  • Under 14s (born in 2013 or later): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • Under 16s (born in 2011 or later): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • Under 18s (born in 2009 or later): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • Under 21s (born in 2006, 2007, 2008): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • Open (born in 2005 to 1975): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • 50+ (born in 1976 or earlier): male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow
  • 65+ (born in 1961 or earlier) male/female – Recurve, Compound, Barebow, Longbow

Cost:
WAO will not charge individual entrants or Member Associations, however individual clubs may charge a nominal entry fee to cover the cost of target faces.

Prizes:
Certificates for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Article added: Thursday 23 April 2026