Archery  

by Natasha Ray

Archery is a very old sport.  Long ago, people used to hunt animals for food with a bow and arrow.  Athletes who compete in archery are called archers.  Olympic archers use a bow to shoot at a round target.  The target is only 1.2 metres wide.  The archers stand 70 metres away from it.  Archers try to hit the middle of the target to score the most points.  They get no points if they miss the target. That does not happen much at the Olympic games.   The archer with the most points wins the gold medal.

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