About the
Conquest Shield
About the
Conquest Shield
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Conquest Shield
Who We Are
Who We Are
The Conquest Shield is a traditional target archery competition hosted annually by Iḥyā ar-Rimāyah — a school of traditional archery rooted in the teachings of Arab, Mamlūk, and Ottoman masters. For us, archery is more than a sport. It is a path of discipline, focus, and self-mastery, and a revival of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ in the lives of Muslim youth, women, and men.
While the competition is governed by Islamic tradition, morals, and values, the Conquest Shield warmly welcomes archers of all backgrounds who share a love for the traditional bow and the cultures that shaped it.
Our Story
Our Story
We started the Conquest Shield because there was nothing else like it in South Africa.
Our members were travelling abroad to compete on the world stage — the World Nomad Games, the KOREA Ulsan World Traditional Archery World Cup, the Conquest Cup in Türkiye — and we recognised a gap at home. South African traditional archers had no local arena in which to test themselves, gain competition experience, and prepare for the global level. The Conquest Shield was created to fill that gap: to level archers up, to test their endurance and precision, to inspire them, and — at its heart — to be a celebration of the traditional bow.
From the very first edition, the competition has been held over two days: Saturday for the women's divisions, Sunday for the men's.
Conquest Shield 1445 AH
(30 September – 1 October 2023)
Our inaugural competition. A single category for adult men and women, shooting the Ottoman/Turkish Puta target — men from 35m to 45m, women from 23m. A modest beginning, but the foundation of everything that has followed.
Conquest Shield 1446 AH
(7 – 8 December 2024)
The competition grew. We introduced a Youth Males category (25m–35m), extended the men's distances toward 50m in the finals, and pushed the adult women's distance to 35m. Seventy-six archers competed. It was also the year we launched a dedicated website for the competition, recognising that the Conquest Shield was becoming something larger than a single event.
Conquest Shield 1447 AH
(16 – 17 May 2026)
This year marks our third edition, and our largest yet. We have expanded to six categories:
Youth Females, 10–14 years (20m)
Women's Entry, 15+ (20m–30m)
Women's Experience, 15+ (30m–40m)
Youth Males, 10–14 years (20m–30m)
Men's Entry, 15+ (20m–30m)
Men's Experience, 15+ (50m–60m)
We've also launched a live mobile site for the first time — bringing real-time scoring, leaderboards, and rankings to anyone following the competition, whether on the field or from afar.
Each year, we push to grow the competition further — more categories, more archers, more presence. Inshā'Allāh, the years ahead will see the Conquest Shield continue to expand in both reach and depth.
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