NEW WORLD COMPOUND RECORD SET

Mike Schloesser scored 1421 out of a possible 1440 points to set a world record for the WA1440, formerly known as the full FITA, at a world record status event in Boekel in the Netherlands – despite appalling weather.

“I’m really happy with the score," Schloesser said. "After the 90 metres, I knew a big score was going to be there.

“It was really difficult weather at the end. The 50 metres and 30 metres were really tough. It should have been a bigger score with that 90 metres, but I’m really happy with how I shot mentally.”

The 1440 Round, which was previously used in international competition for qualification, sees men shoot 36 arrows each at 90, 70, 50 and 30 metres. It remains the gold standard for archery achievement in many countries, including Korea.

Schloesser's distances scores were 352, 356, 353 and 360. The total of 1421 beats the previous mark, set in 2009 by fellow Dutchman Peter Elzinga, by two.