recurve
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The archery ranking rounds with the compound and recurve bows are being held this morning Tokyo time as well, setting up how the competition will unfold on later days.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2021
Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021
She is now the world number one in the women's recurve category and a strong candidate for a medal in Tokyo.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2021
Rand Al-Mashhadani lost her first round match 7-1 to Japan's Kaori Kawanaka in the individual recurve event on Friday.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2014
An appendage at that point is considered to spoil the recurve or obstruction.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)