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Compound bows are not used at the Olympics

The Games allow only recurve bows, while other events include compound A recurve bow's limbs curve away from the archer and the string touches the limb near the tip. A compound bow uses pulleys to reduce the holding weight and has a mechanical release aid, which makes it more accurate but a different discipline. World Archery runs separate championships for each style. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Compound bows are not used at the Olympics: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The Games allow only recurve bows, while other events include compound. The figure is taken from World Archery, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.