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| Wiltshire vicar revives ancient archery law
BBC News - 12 June 2010
A vicar has revived an ancient law to call members of her parish together for archery practice. Residents were rewarded for attending archery practice with a barbecue. Read full article...
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| David Robbins: An archer in the family? Take a bow, Lady Grace
Independent.ie - 5 June 2010
There are things no one told me about fatherhood. That, for instance, I would come over all emotional at movies about kids, or that I could be undone by a cry of "Daddee!" when I came in the door from work. Read full article...
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| Geena DAVIS promoted gender equality in kids' media
San Francisco Chronicle - 16 May 2010
From "Thelma & Louise" to "Commander in Chief," actress Geena Davis has embodied iconic female characters. Davis, 54, whose resume includes an Academy Award, Mensa membership, Swedish fluency and Olympic-level archery prowess, recently chatted about her efforts to promote gender diversity in children's entertainment. Read full article...
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| When astrology lost to archery
Kuensel Online - 16 May 2010
“If you succeed today, the box of coins and the five layers of textiles in front of you are yours,” His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1928-1972) said to Bhutan’s three notable astrologers. The occasion was an archery match in the garden palace in Thimphu on a fine day in 1971. Read full article...
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| Launceston archer Clint FREEMAN archer aims at Games
The Examiner - 29 April 2010
LAUNCESTON archer Clint Freeman will represent Australia at an upcoming world cup event in Croatia next week. The 36-year-old TIS scholarship holder and former dual compound bow world champion will leave tomorrow for his first taste of international competition in nearly two years. Read full article...
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Teenager beats experts in the ancient fighting skill of horse archery
Metro.co.uk - 28 April 2010
The ancient fighting skill of horse archery is gaining popularity in Devon - that being said, it is looking a bit wild out West. But, far from being a sign of rising vigilantism among the county’s gentle hills, it is part of a revival that has spread from Europe and the US. Read full article...
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National Lottery launches online quiz to find the best Olympics Games brain
The Daily Mail - 28 April 2010
Do you know your Goodhew from your Gunnell? Your Redgrave from your Regis? How about which colour is in the middle of an Olympic archery target? Or how many points Daley Thompson scored to land gold in Los Angeles at the 1984 Games? If you know your Olympic trivia, you could find yourself on the podium in the quest to find the Games Brain of Britain. Read full article...
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| Horseback archers show off skills
Thisisplymouth.co.uk - 27 April 2010
An ancient skill was revived when daredevil horseback archers showed off their talents as they rode hands-free and shot arrows at targets. Read full article...
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| Crowe Helps Fan Shoot Straight For London Trip
Entertainment Daily - 23 April 2010
RUSSELL CROWE showed off his archery skills on U.S. TV on Thursday (22 April) in a bid to promote his new ROBIN HOOD movie. Read full article...
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Pixar to Release Monsters Inc Sequel and Brave in 2012
Slashfilm.com - 22 April 2010
Disney has also made it official that The Bear and The Bow has been retitled “Brave“. That film also has a new summer 2012 release date. Read full article...
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| Le bronze pour l'archère Marie-Pier BEAUDET
Cyberpresse.ca - 12 April 2010
L'archère québécoise Marie-Pier BEAUDET a terminé l'Arizona Cup médaille de bronze au cou, en arc classique, dimanche, à Phoenix. Read full article...
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| Interview with Markian IVASHKO (UKR)
Gazeta.ua - 8 April 2010
В хорватском Порече проходил чемпионат Европы по стрельбе из лука в помещении. Львовянин 30-летний МаркиянИвашко в стрельбе из классического лука выборол две медали — бронзовую в личном зачете и серебряную в командном. Вернувшись во Львов, он ответил на вопросы ”ГПУ”. Разговариваем сразу после его тренировки на стрельбище СДЮШОР ”Электрон”. Read full article (in Russian)...
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| An academy to train world champion archers
7 April 2010
In 1875, tribal hero Birsa Munda and his army of ethnic revolutionaries from the Jungle Mahal, as the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand was then known, used the humble wooden bow and arrow to fend off the mighty cannons of British imperialists. Since then, the bow and arrow have evolved into the cultural and martial mascot of the tribals inhabiting the region. Discover how this tradition is being carefully honed at an academy to garner international recognition for India. Read full article...
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| Masters of Korean tradition aren’t Korean at all
6 April 2010
Horseback archery is a long-held Korean tradition, widely practiced from the Three Kingdoms Period (57 B.C.-668) until the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). The Korean Folk Village in Yongin displays in a show a fully restored version of horseback archery. Read full article...
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| Los arqueros toman la playa de San Lorenzo
6 April 2010
El VI Memorial «José Fernández» de tiro con arco reunió en el inusual campo de tiro de la playa de San Lorenzo a medio centenar de arqueros en homenaje al paralímpico gijonés medalla de plata en Barcelona 1992. Como viene siendo habitual, el lanzamiento de flechas de fuego en la noche del pasado viernes fue el acto más emotivo. Read full article...
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| Brady ELLISON’s shoot for the cure
30 March 2010
Join USA Olympian Brady ELLISON as he starts his campaign to help fight breast cancer. Read full article...
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| Jake KAMINSKI Outshoots Olympians ELLISON and WUNDERLE for U.S. Nationals Indoor Title
USAarchery.org - March 2010
USA Archery resident athlete Jake KAMINSKI (Chula Vista, Calif.) claimed the 41st U.S. National Indoor Championships title in men's recurve archery by defeating a pair of U.S. Olympians Brady ELLISON (Glendale, Ariz.) and Vic WUNDERLE (Charlotte, N.C.) and 170 other recurve archers. KAMINSKI edged his resident athlete teammate ELLISON by one point, 1181-1180. WUNDERLE finished third. Read full article...
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| Brasil, Colombia y Venezuela volvieron a ganar en arquería
Medellin2010.org - 21 March 2010
Mientras brasileros y venezolanos se consolidan para disputar el torneo general de Tiro con Arco, la colombiana Sigrid Romero obtuvo la medalla dorada en la Ronda FITA Arco Recurvo Femenino, modalidad que premia los mejores puntajes luego de sumar los puntajes obtenidos en las cuatro distancias en las que se compite. Read full article...
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| Archers and Tattoos
ArcheryImages.net
So, whats it with archers and tattoos? A lot of archers like to show they bond to archery through a tattoo. It is very interesting what different types of tattoos you find. And even more interesting, what is a good part of the body to have a tattoo on for an archer?! Read full article...
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| Disabled Archery
ArcheryImages.net
This article is inspired by a touching video on YouTube that shows a 27 years old man shooting a compound bow at an indoor archery range. To this point, there is nothing special with that, except the fact that this guy has no arms! Read full article...
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| Slow Motion Video in Archery
ArcheryImages.net
Archery is an interesting sport to show in slow motion. Caused by the fracture of a second that decides about a perfect in-death-center ten or lousy 7 points in archery, it is always nice to see what is actually going on in this crucial instant of time. Read full article...
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England archers on target in New Delhi with two gold medals
Inside the Games - 11 March 2010
England's archers won two team gold medals, including one for the the women's squad led by Nicky Hunt, and a bronze at the Commonwealth Games Test Event in New Delhi. Read full article...
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| India archers to dominate Commonwealth
Hindustan Times - 8 March 2010
More than 100 archers from ten nations will take part in the test event for the Commonwealth Games scheduled from Monday, at the newly built Yamuna Sports Complex in New Delhi. Read full article...
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| Russell Crowe Scared On Robin Hood
ContactMusic.com - 2 March 2010
Russell Crowe admits some of the scenes on 'Robin Hood' were ''scary'' because of their ''violent and anarchic'' nature. The 45-year-old actor, who plays the titular character in the Ridley Scott-directed film, has professed to developing a love for archery while on the set of 'Robin Hood'. Read full article...
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| Кундо: корейская стрельба из лука
Великая Эпоха / The Epoch Times (RUS) - 26 February 2010
Стрельбой из лука на Корейском полуострове занимаются на протяжении тысячелетий. До 16 века лук был одним из смертоносных видов оружия корейских воинов, их лучники славились по всей Азии. Во время боя в течение двух тысячелетий корейские лучники забрасывали противника смертоносными стрелами, оттесняя иноземных захватчиков. Read full article...
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| On target for Games
The Gisborne Herald (NZL) - 25 February 2010
YOUNG Gisborne archer Stephanie CROSKERY gave selectors two more reasons to pencil her name in for the Commonwealth Games at a tournament in Auckland at the weekend. Read full article...
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| It's not a weight problem
The Malay Mail (MAS) - 24 February 2010
Weight does matter! National archer Beatric Wong Zhia has to put on weight in order to perform better. As a member of the national women’s team in the Recurve category, she has already begun working on it. Read full article...
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| В Орле прошел Кубок России по стрельбе из лука в личном турнире
Великая Эпоха / The Epoch Times (RUS) - 24 February 2010
Призер пекинской Олимпиады Баир Баденов (11-й), призеры чемпионата мира Бальжинима Цыремпилов (пятый) и Наталья Эрдыниева (девятая) не сумели попасть на пьедестал в индивидуальном турнире. Read full article...
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Train The Trainer! Archery!
YouTube - 24 February 2010
Archery course with Sven GIESA and Rolf KRIZIAN in Siedelsbrunn, Germany! View video...
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Luzmary Guedez apuntala selección de tiro con arco a Suramericanos
Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias (VEN) – 24 February 2010
La ganadora de la final de la Copa Fita y medallista de oro en el arco compuesto de los Bolivarianos, la yaracuyana Luzmary Guédez, lidera el contingente de tiro con arco que intervendrá en los IX Juegos de la Organización Deportiva Suramericana (Odesur). Read full article...
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No William Tell: Prince William misses the mark in archery
The Sun (AUS) – 23 February 2010
PRINCE William may be skilled at flying a plane, playing polo and meeting and greeting but he is no dab hand with a bow and arrow. Read full article...
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| Archery: Teen Becky third at senior national championships
The Sentinel (GBR) – 23 February 2010
Becky Martin has won a bronze medal in the senior National Indoor Archery Championships at Lilleshall – at the age of 14. Read full article...
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| Mayor's request scores a bull's eye
The Dominion Post (NZL) – 23 February 2010
Wanted: a good home for a four-tonne Chinese statue with a proud Olympic history. That is the challenge for Gisborne District Council after the arrival of a bronze sculpture depicting archery through the ages, a gift from the Beijing Olympic sculpture committee and China's Culture Ministry. Read full article...
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| Teresa Ronco se proclama campeona de España de tiro con arco
Diario de Boadilla (ESP) – 23 February 2010
En la ronda final, Ronco conquistó la medalla de oro tras un emocionante enfrentamiento, que tuvo tres empates consecutivos hasta que se dio con la ganadora. Read full article...
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Archery in School Championships This Week
The Chattanoogan (USA) – 23 February 2010
Over 800 elementary, middle and high school students have registered to compete at the Fourth Annual Tennessee National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Championships, to be held Thursday, Feb. 25 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum. Read full article...
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| Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
Suite101.com – 22 February 2010
Discover aspects of an ancient Japanese martial art. In Japan, many consider kyudo to be the purest and highest martial art. Its practice ensures preservation of a traditional Japanese weapon and the skill of the archer. Read full article...
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BURGESS and TERRY on target for national title
Inside the Games – 22 February 2010
London 2012 Olympic archery hopefuls Charlotte BURGESS (pictured) and Simon TERRY continued where they left off last year, when they took the honours in the National Indoor Championships. Read full article...
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| Archery program benefits students
Ottumwa.com (USA) – 22 February 2010
National Archery in the Schools Program is designed to teach target archery in physical education classes for students in fourth- through 12th-grade. Content includes archery history, safety, technique, equipment, mental concentration, core strengthening, physical fitness and self-improvement. Read full article...
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Catalunya 3 medallas de oro en el nacional de tiro con arco adaptado
El País (ESP) – 22 February 2010
Sergio Llamas, Marta Alarcon y Jesús Martínez ganan la medalla de ORO en el VIº Campeonato de España de sala en tiro con arco. Read full article...
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