In order for the athletes to reach the final rounds at the Beijing Olympic Green Archery Field, they had to compete in the qualification round which occurred during the first two days of competition.

The final three days of competition saw a total of nine gold medals won by the athletes. Hwa-Sook Lee from Korea took the first gold in the Women’s Individual Recurve on 13 September, followed by Gizem Girismen from Turkey taking the gold in the Women’s Individual Recurve W1/W2. The second saw a win from Baatarjav Dambadondog from Mongolia in the Men’s Individual Recurve, David Drahoninsky from Czech Republic in the Men’s Individual Compound W1 and Changjie Cheng from China in the Men’s Individual Recurve W1/W2. The final day brought strong competition, ending with a win for China in the Women’s Team Recurve and Korea in the Men’s Team Recurve.

Archery was governed under the International Archery Federation (FITA) for the first time at the Beijing Games after the transfer of governance in 2007.