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Though field archery (using bows without sights), flight shooting (for distance), and crossbow are competitive sports, the primary international contests involve target shooting, the object of which is to score points with a specified number of arrows aimed at the target's centerÑa "pinhole" dot surrounded by nine concentric colored circles.

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