The National Association for this sport in the United States was organized in 1879 by Maurice Thompson and his brother Will, while in Egypt, Armenia, China, Japan and Korea the same sport enjoyed high social status and widespread use until firearms displaced it in nearly every culture. Which sport is meant?

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archery. The National Archery Association of the United States was organized in 1879 by Maurice Thompson (author of 'The Witchery of Archery') and his brother Will Thompson, and the same sport once held high social status in Egypt, Armenia, China, Japan and Korea before firearms displaced it in nearly every culture.