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53 MAY 2022 ARCHERY WORD SEARCH ARCHERY ARROW BARCELONA BHUTAN BULLSEYE BOW COMPOUND EURASIAN STEPPES FLETCHING HOMER ODYSSEY OLYMPIC PIGEONS RECURVE SIBUDU CAVE STUTZMAN TARGET TOXOPHILITE ARCHERY FACTS ORIGINS SAY WHAT? BULLSEYE ARROW SHOT BARCELONA 1992 In 1992, Barcelona Summer Games organizers had the idea to light the torch by having an archer fire a flaming arrow over the cauldron, which would light up as the arrow passed. Antonio Rebollo, a Spanish Paralympian, was chosen out of a field of 200 archers to shoot the arrow. Rebollo flung the arrow in a perfect line with the cauldron, which had gas lines to help ignite the flame once it flew past. Rebollo said that he worked with a sophrology specialist for a year to train his body and mind to be calm at the moment. – Olympics.org From the shooting line, the Olympic bullseye appears as small as a thumbtack held at arm’s length. Aside from the occasional bird catastrophe, archery is one of the safest sports. Archery first became an Olympic sport in the 1900 games. Live pigeons were infamously used as targets. If you love bows and arrows you are considered a toxophilite. King Henry V ordered 500,000 arrows for his army in 1421. Archery “disappeared” from the Olympics from 1920-1972. Archery was the first Olympic sport to allow female competitors. South Korea has the most Olympic gold medals in archery than any other country. They have won 14 of 17 gold medals since 1988. Archery is a national sport of Bhutan to the extent that nearly every village has an archery range. The final arrow shot in an archery competition is called an upshot. If an archer drops an arrow during a competition or misfires it on the shooting line, they can reshoot it, but only if they can reach it without crossing the shooting line. Archers mark their arrows with full names, initials, or color the fletchings when competing. In ski archery, archers ski on a cross-country track and shoot at targets. If they miss the mark, they have to ski a penalty loop. The term “archery” comes from the Latin arcus , which means bow. DID YOU KNOW? ARCHERY The origins of the bow and arrow are prehistoric; bone arrow points dating 61,000 years old have been found at Sibudu Cave in South Africa. The bow served as a primary military weapon from ancient times through the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Europe and for an even more extended period in China, Japan, and the Eurasian steppes. In the climax of Homer’s Odyssey , Odysseus’s prowess with the bow is decisive in his combat with Penelope’s suitors. was chosen out of a field of 200 archers to shoot the arrow. Rebollo flung the Aside from the occasional bird catastrophe, archery is one of the safest sports. Get Screened for Risks of Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Are you at risk? Call 833-335-0203 5 Screening Package for $149