It was held in Antalya, Turkey from 29 September to 6 October 2013 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA).

It was immediately preceded by the 50th World Archery Federation congress in the same location.

[1] Qualification and elimination rounds took place at the Papillon Sports Centre in nearby Kadriye, with the medal matches on 5–6 October on the beach of Belek.

[2] For the first time, the event was streamed live on the World Archery Federation YouTube channel, ArcheryTV.

[4] *   Host nation (Turkey)At the close of registrations, 69 nations had registered 441 athletes, fewer than the 2011 World Championships which had doubled as qualification for the 2012 Olympic competition.