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The 1440 Round may be shot in one day or on two consecutive days. If a round is shot over two days, the two longer distances shall be shot on the first day and the two shorter distances shall be shot on the second day, or the other way round.

The Double 1440 Round shall be shot over consecutive days.

The Olympic Round shall be shot as set out in 4.5.1.2..

The Compound Match Round shall be shot as set out in 4.5.1.2.

An arrow shot before the start signal or after the stop signal, or out of sequence in alternating shooting, shall cause the athlete or team to lose the highest scoring arrow of that end which shall be scored as a miss.

If an athlete, while drawing the bow with an arrow on the competition field after the Director of Shooting has officially closed the practice session (which is after the pulling of the practice arrows); or before the shooting starts, or during the breaks between distances or rounds and releases the arrow, intentionally or otherwise, this shall cause the athlete to lose the highest scoring arrow of the next scoring end.

The scorer shall enter the values of all arrows of that end (three or six arrows as the case may be), but the highest scoring arrow shall be forfeited. This entry on the scorecard shall be initialled by a Judge and the athlete concerned.

In the event (during the qualification round) of an equipment failure, verified by a Judge, or a medical issue, verified by medical personnel, extra time may be given to make the necessary repairs, change the damaged equipment or for medical personnel to determine the problem and decide whether or not the athlete is fit to continue competing unassisted. However the maximum time or number of ends for make-up arrows to be shot is 15 minutes (following regular order of shooting and timing), or two ends of six arrows outdoors and three ends of three arrows indoors, whichever happens first. The athlete shall make up the appropriate number of arrows at the earliest opportunity under the supervision of a Judge.

At world ranking events or international multi sport events no extra time shall be allowed for equipment failure or the treatment of medical problems, but the athlete concerned may leave the shooting line to resolve the issue and return to shoot any remaining arrow(s) if the time limit permits. In the Team Event other member(s) of the team may shoot in the meantime.

The arrows of individual athletes or teams with byes or forfeited matches shall not be scored and they shall advance to the next round. At International Events they may practise on the practice field or the unused portion of the competition field. For other competitions they may practise on the assigned targets unless another adjacent practice field is available.

Practice on the competition field during byes, for individuals, will be limited to three arrows per end and the first three sets for recurve and barebow, and five ends for compound. In case of teams, it will be limited to six arrows (2 arrows per athlete) per end and a maximum of three sets for recurve and barebow, and four ends for compound. If more than the mentioned number of arrows is shot by an athlete or a team in an end after being warned by a judge, the athlete or team may be denied further practice on the competition field but any such violation shall not affect the next match.

An arrow may be considered not to have been shot if: