If there’s one place that’s the home of 3D archery, it’s Italy. Of the 10 editions of the 3D world championships held so far, five have been held in Italy, and this is the second time the tournament has been to Terni. Only one tournament has ever been outside Europe; in Lac La Biche in Canada.
3D, and field archery especially, remains strongly associated with Italy and the Italian federation Fitarco, which organised the 10th edition here, delayed a year because of Covid. Terni isn't well-known, it’s a former industrial and steel town an hour north of Rome with ancient roots. The main tournament itself was held in the hills around Stroncone Meadows, a plateau 800 metres above Terni itself, and part of a famous pilgrimage route, once trodden by Saint Francis of Assisi. Not a great number of international sporting events are
