The Field Hunters Archery Club in Bloemfontein hosted both the South Africa National Indoor and Field Archery Association (Sanifa) Indoor and Field competitions.

The annual Northern Cape Field Championship was held at The Willows on 5 September.

The championship was held over two days and consisted of two rounds.

On Saturday, archers shot a field round consisting of 28 targets, with four arrows per target, set at various distances and angles. The archers again needed to complete a 28-target course through rugged terrain on Sunday.

Also read: Archers take aim at coveted silverware at prestigious championship.

For this, the targets on the archery buttresses were changed for the Hunter round.

Archers participate in the hope of achieving a provincial or national score needed to qualify for their individual provincial or national colors. The South African National Championships will be held in March 2027, followed by the African Regional Championships in April 2027.

Archers traveled from across South Africa, with some coming from Thabazimbi in Limpopo, Hartswater in North-West, and Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

The medal winners were:

• Junior Female Freestyle Unlimited: gold: Katelynn Muller (Bloemfontein);
• Veteran Female Bowhunter Unlimited: gold: Mathilda Broekhuizen (Thabazimbi);
• Veteran Male Freestyle Unlimited: gold: Harm Vorster (Kimberley);
• Veteran Male Bowhunter Limited: gold: Gert Snyman (Thabazimbi);
• Adult Male Freestyle Unlimited: gold: Ricus Warmenhoven (Bloemfontein) and silver: Ortwin du Plessis (Hartswater);
• Adult Male Bowhunter Unlimited: gold: JB Wessels (Bloemfontein) and silver: Danillo Rademeyer (Bloemfontein); and
• Veteran Male Bowhunter Unlimited: gold: Kobus Barnard (Bloemfontein), silver: Francois van Rooyen (Gauteng), and bronze: Aart Broekhuizen (Thabazimbi).