Asian Archery Championships facts for kids

The Asian Archery Championships are a major sports event where archers from different countries in Asia compete. It's like the Olympics, but just for archery in Asia! This championship is organized by World Archery Asia, which is the main group for archery in the continent.

The tournament started a long time ago in 1980. The very first championship was held in India. Many top archers from countries like South Korea, China, Japan, and India take part in these exciting competitions.

Since the 2001 event, the championships have included two main types of bows: the recurve bow and the compound bow. This means there are different categories for archers using each type of equipment.

Championship History and Winners

The Asian Archery Championships have been held regularly over the years. They bring together the best archers from across Asia to compete for titles. Below, you can see a list of the past championships and some of the winners in different categories.

Recurve Bow Champions

The recurve bow is the type of bow used in the Olympic Games. It's known for its curved limbs that store more energy. Here are the champions for the recurve events:

	Year	Host City	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team	Mixed Team
1	1980	Kolkata, India	Donald Pandiangan
2	1981	Singapore	Carlos Santos Jr.	Park Young-sook	South Korea	South Korea
3	1983	Hong Kong	Kim Young-woon	Kim Jin-ho	South Korea	South Korea
4	1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	Chun In-soo	Seo Hyang-soon	South Korea	South Korea
5	1988	Kolkata, India	Ho Jin-soo	Kim Soo-nyung	South Korea	South Korea
6	1989	Beijing, China			India
7	1991	Manila, Philippines	Han Seung-hun	Lee Jang-mi	South Korea	South Korea
8	1993	Jakarta, Indonesia	Kim Bo-ram	Kim Kyung-wook	South Korea	South Korea
9	1996	Chonburi, Thailand	Luo Hengyu	Kim Jung-rye	South Korea	South Korea
10	1997	Langkawi, Malaysia	Oh Kyo-moon	Yoon Hye-young	Japan	South Korea
11	1999	Beijing, China	Chung Jae-hun	Kang Hyun-ji	South Korea	South Korea
12	2001	Hong Kong	Kim Won-sub	Zhang Juanjuan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei
13	2003	Yangon, Myanmar	Lee Dong-wook	Lin Sang	South Korea	South Korea
14	2005	New Delhi, India	Im Dong-hyun	Park Sung-hyun	South Korea	China
15	2007	Xi'an, China	Wang Cheng-pang	Lee Sung-jin	India	South Korea
16	2009	Denpasar, Indonesia	Kuo Cheng-wei	Joo Hyun-jung	South Korea	Japan
17	2011	Tehran, Iran	Khairul Anuar Mohamad	Yang Nien-hsiu	Malaysia	Japan	Kazakhstan
18	2013	Taipei, Taiwan	Takaharu Furukawa	Lei Chien-ying	South Korea	South Korea	India
19	2015	Bangkok, Thailand	Lee Woo-seok	Chang Hye-jin	South Korea	South Korea	Chinese Taipei
20	2017	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Lee Seung-yun	Lee Eun-gyeong	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea
21	2019	Bangkok, Thailand	Lee Woo-seok	Kang Chae-young	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea
22	2021	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Lee Seung-yun	Lim Hae-jin	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea
23	2023	Bangkok, Thailand	Kim Woo-jin	Choi Mi-sun	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea

Compound Bow Champions

The compound bow is a modern type of bow that uses a system of cables and pulleys. This system makes it easier to hold the string back once it's fully drawn. Here are the champions for the compound events:

	Year	Host City	Men's Individual	Women's Individual	Men's Team	Women's Team	Mixed Team
12	2001	Hong Kong	Wang Chih-hao	Huang I-ting	Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei
13	2003	Yangon, Myanmar	Wang Chih-hao	Choi Mi-yeon	South Korea
14	2005	New Delhi, India	Cai Shuo	Jhano Hansdah	India
15	2007	Xi'an, China	Earl Yap	Kwon Oh-hyang	Iran	Philippines
16	2009	Denpasar, Indonesia	Isiah Rajendra Sanam	Seok Ji-hyun	India	South Korea
17	2011	Tehran, Iran	Reza Zamaninejad	Maryam Ranjbar	Iran	South Korea	South Korea
18	2013	Taipei, Taiwan	Abhishek Verma	Seok Ji-hyun	India	Chinese Taipei	India
19	2015	Bangkok, Thailand	Rajat Chauhan	Jyothi Surekha Vennam	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea
20	2017	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Abhishek Verma	Song Yun-soo	South Korea	India	South Korea
21	2019	Bangkok, Thailand	Choi Yong-hee	Seol Da-yeong	South Korea	South Korea	India
22	2021	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Kim Jong-ho	Jyothi Surekha Vennam	South Korea	South Korea	South Korea
23	2023	Bangkok, Thailand	Andre Tyutyun	Parneet Kaur	South Korea	India	India