Archery at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics
| Archery at the Games of the Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Diamniadio Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 6–12 November 2026 |
| No. of events | 3 (1 boys, 1 girls, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 64 from 45 nations |
| Archery at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singles | boys | girls |
| Team | mixed | |
Archery at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics will be held from 6–12 November 2026 in Dakar, Senegal.
The archery competition will take place at Diamniadio Olympic Stadium in Dakar. The mixed team event will also be changed from the Mixed NOCs to the mixed gender of each NOCs since no mixed NOC teams will compete.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 competitors, 1 per each gender. As hosts, Senegal was given the maximum quota. The spots were reallocated to the next best nations at the 2025 World Youth Championships. The remaining 54 places was decided by qualification events, namely the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships and five continental qualification tournaments.[1] A further 8, 4 in each gender was to be decided by the Universality Places.[2]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2011. Furthermore, all archers must have achieved the following Minimum Qualification Score (MQS).[1]
- Men: FITA round of 60m round of 610
- Women: FITA round of 60m round of 60
Qualification summary
| NOC | Boy | Girl | Total athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | |
| China | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | |
| Cuba | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 1 | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1 | |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 1 | ||
| North Korea | 1 | ||
| Paraguay | |||
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | |
| Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | |
| San Marino | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 | ||
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total: 45 NOCs | 32 | 32 | 64 |
Boys' qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | – | ||
| World YOG Qualifier[3] | 20-24 August 2025 | Winnipeg | 16 | South Korea Individual Neutral Athletes Sri Lanka Turkey Italy Iran Ukraine Chinese Taipei Colombia Germany Japan United States Mexico Brazil China Estonia |
| Asian Qualifier[3] | 24 November – 1 December 2025 | Seoul | 3 | India Thailand Kazakhstan |
| Americas Qualifier[3] | 7–12 May 2026 | Guatemala City | ||
| European Qualifier[3] | 29 June | Paris | 3 | |
| Oceanian Qualifier | 9–13 July 2026 | Sydney | 1 | |
| African Qualifier | 18–28 July 2026 | Cape Town | 2 | |
| Universality Places | 31 March 2025 | – | 4 | Bangladesh Ivory Coast Mauritius San Marino |
| Total | 32 | |||
- Senegal declined its host nation quota, which will be redistributed to the African qualifier.
Girls' qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | – | – | 1 | Senegal |
| World YOG Qualifier[4] | 20-24 August 2025 | Canada | South Korea Great Britain Ukraine United States Moldova Spain Australia China Individual Neutral Athletes Kazakhstan Mexico France Netherlands Chinese Taipei Japan Philippines Chile | |
| Asian Qualifier[4] | 24 November – 1 December 2025 | Seoul | 3 | India North Korea Iran |
| Americas Qualifier[4] | 7–12 May 2026 | Guatemala City | 2 | |
| European Qualifier[4] | 29 June 2026 | Paris | 3 | |
| Oceanian Qualifier | 9–13 July 2026 | Sydney | 1 | |
| African Qualifier | 18–28 July 2026 | Cape Town | 2 | |
| Universality Places | 31 March 2025 | – | Bangladesh Myanmar Samoa | |
| Total | 32 | |||
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' individual |
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| Girls' individual |
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| Mixed team |
References
- ^ a b ""QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES BUENOS AIRES 2018"" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ ""Universality Allocation Procedure"" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Boys" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "YOG 2018 Qualification Places – Girls" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2018.