Following is an group of numbers narrating the archery, which is underway at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:
6,000,000 - Number of archers worldwide.
9,216 - Arrows will be shot in total by the archers in the qualifying round (128 archers and each for 72 arrows).
4,500 - Seating capacity at the Olympic Green Archery Field Court A.
1972 - The year Archery became permanent in the Olympic programme.
684 - Olympic points record in the men's 72 arrows 70m round, set by Michele Frangilli of Italy in Atlanta 1996.
673 - Olympic points record in the women's 72 arrows 70m round, set by Lina Herasymenko from Ukraine in Atlanta 1996.
231 - Men's world record for a 24-arrow team match.
231 - Women's world record for a 24-arrow team match.
128 - Archers will compete at Beijing 2008 (64 men and 64 women).
100 - Percentage of the women's team gold medals have been won by South Korea (6).
52 - Age of Richard Johnson of United States, the oldest athlete to compete in archery at the Beijing Games.
(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2008)