The main objective of this study was to analyze whether anxiety was related to the archers` performance during the competition situation. A total of 44 archers aged from 18 to 24 years old, who represent at the national level participated in this study. The archers were asked to answer Sport Anxiety Scale-2 with 15 items in three domains before they scored the event. The performance of archers was observed in competitive situations at a distance of 70 meters at each end, with 36 arrows recorded. The results show the influence of competitive anxiety on performance, mostly addressed on worry (M=12.62, SD=3.54), whereas it followed by concentration disruption (M=10.47, SD=2.93) and somatic anxiety (M=10.33, SD=2.91). There was a significant correlation between the competitive anxiety and performance, r(44) = -0.45, p = 0.002. In conclusion, it was found that there is a moderate negative relationship between the two variables. Implications for emotional perception and the study of competitive anxiety among archers are discussed.
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