- Who has claimed the most gold medals in archery at the Paralympic Games?
- 2008:
CHN 2 - 2004:
GBR 2 - 2000:
ITA 2 - 1996:
POL 2
The Athletes
Paralympic archer Danielle Brown and her sharpshooting skills = several gold medals. William Tell's got nothing on this girl
How it works: Archery
Both teams and individuals compete, aiming at a 122cm-diameter target 70m away. There are three separate archery classifications: Archery Standing (ARST), Archery Wheelchair One (ARW1) and Archery Wheelchair Two (ARW2).
What you need to know
Paralympic archery was first given a global audience back in 1992 when Spain's Antonio Rebollo had the honour of shooting the arrow that lit the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Barcelona Games.
Great Britain sent a 12-strong team to the Beijing Games in 2008 and they did not disappoint, finishing second in the final medals table with two golds, a silver and a bronze.
There will be a total of 140 archers (88 men and 52 women) competing at London 2012, with nine gold medals up for grabs over seven days, at the historic Royal Artillery Barracks in south-east London.
Archery has been at the heart of the Paralympics since it was introduced to the Games in Rome 1960. ParalympicsGB completely swept the board in Italy and came home with a big old haul of 10 medals, including gold for Margaret Maughan in the Women's Columbia round.
The strings of the bows are made of a hydrocarbon product called Fast Flight or Kevlar, the same material used to make bulletproof vests. The bows are usually made of wood, fibreglass and graphite or carbon composites.
What to say: Archery
"Sod Robin Hood or William Tell, the Paralympics archers are where it's at and can shoot their arrows at speeds of over 150m/h."
Who's Good: Archery
China topped the table on home soil in Beijing in 2008 with seven medals, but second-place Great Britain and perennial heavyweights South Korea in third weren't far behind. All three countries claimed two gold medals apiece.
Inside stories
'I train with competition in mind'
Paralympic champion archer Danielle Brown refuses to concede an inch to her competitors as she strives to retain gold in London
Britain's Paralympic history maker
How archer Margaret Maughan won GB's first ever Paralympic gold medal
Video
Upcoming events
London Paralympic Archery International
3-6 May, The Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich
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