Editing Naadam (section)

===Archery===
{{See also|Mongol bow}}
[[Image:Naadam women archery.jpg|thumb|upright|A women's archery competition held during the 2005 Naadam festival]]
In this competition both men and women may participate. It is played by teams of ten. Each archer is given four arrows; the team must hit 33 ''"surs".'' Men shoot their arrows from 75 meters away while women shoot theirs from 65 meters away. Traditionally the archers wear their national clothing (''Deel'') during the competition. All the archers wear leather bracers up to the elbow on their outstretched arm, so that the ''deel's'' cuff does not interfere with shooting.
 
Mongolian archery is unique for having dozens of ''surs'' as targets. Each ''sur'' is a small woven or wooden cylinder. They are placed on top of each other forming a wall three-high, which is approximately 8 inches high by 5 feet wide. Knocking a ''sur'' out of the wall with an arrow counts as a hit, though knocking a ''sur'' out of the centre will bring a competitor more points.  When the archer hits the target, the judge says ''uuhai'' which means "hooray". After each hit, an official repairs the damaged wall and makes it ready for the next attempt. The winners of the contest are granted the titles of "national marksman" and "national markswoman".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Naadam Archery Competition |url=https://www.atarn.org/mongolian/mn_nat_arch/messenger.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922222311/https://atarn.org/mongolian/mn_nat_arch/messenger.htm |archive-date=Sep 22, 2023 |website=www.atarn.org}}</ref>