The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931. Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the title World Championships is commonly reserved for the following three events: 1. * Outdoor World Championships in target Archery 2. * Indoor World Championships in target Archery 3. * World Championships in field Archery.