At the 1900 Summer Olympics , seven of the archery events that took place Process_start in Paris , France , are considered to be `` Olympic '' by Olympic historians , with 153 archers competing Competition in them .

It was the first time that archery was featured in the Olympics .

The events included Cause_to_be_included here exclude many of the archery events held Hold in France in 1900 connected Connect to the World 's Fair .

Two immensely popular types of archery – short-range butt shooting Use_firearm in a covered gallery ( `` au berceau '' ) and popinjay ( `` sur la perche '' ) – were practiced Practice mainly in France and Belgium .

The rebels engaged Hostile_encounter the Danish soldiers by archery , causing Causation many casualties Killing and forcing the enemy to retreat Escaping .