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British trio win World Cup bronze
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery British trio win World Cup bronze
Britain's women have collected their second World Cup medal of the season, earning bronze with a 206-204 victory over China in Boe, France.
Alison Williamson, Naomi Folkard and Charlotte Burgess, who will compete at the Olympics, can add third in Boe to April's gold medal at Santo Domingo.
"I'm very proud of them," said British women's team manager Hilda Gibson.
"They applied themselves s... |
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Simpson secures World Cup silver
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Simpson secures World Cup silver
Britain's Nichola Simpson has won the women's compound silver medal at the World Championships event in France.
Shooting under the floodlights at Boe rugby union club, Simpson was beaten by just one point (111-110) in the final by Venezuela's Luzmary Guedez.
But Simpson's performance has earned her a place at the World Cup Grand Final in Lausanne in September.
"This has been a fantastic w... |
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GB Paralympic archery team named
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery GB Paralympic archery team named
A squad of 11 archers will represent Great Britain at the Paralympic Games, which start in Beijing on 6 September.
The most experienced member is 59-year-old Kathy Smith, who has won one gold, two silvers and a bronze medal at her previous four Games.
John Cavanagh is looking to replicate his W1 category victory four years ago.
Among the nine debutants is John Stubbs, who was twice given ... |
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Beijing smog concerns Williamson
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Beijing smog concerns Williamson
Alison Williamson is worried that the smog in Beijing may hinder her chances of winning another Olympic medal.
"I suffer from asthma, and I'm having to take supplements to protect my lung lining," she told BBC Radio Shropshire.
"Our competition lasts 6-8 hours a day for a whole week, so the build-up could have a bearing.
"There's pollution in any huge city, but I think we're more sceptica... |
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Gold is tough target - Williamson
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Gold tough target Williamson
Shropshire archer Alison Williamson is expecting tough competition for the gold medal in Beijing.
Williamson, who won bronze in Athens in 2004, told BBC Radio Shropshire: "It's very nice to think of a gold, but the competition there will be very fierce.
"The Chinese will be determined to put on a very good show, and the Koreans and the Italians are also very strong."
Williamson has compet... |
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Team-mate motivated Terry return
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Team-mate motivated Terry return
British Olympic hopeful Simon Terry says watching team-mate Alison Williamson at the Athens Games inspired him to return to archery.
Terry won double bronze at Barcelona 1992 and will make his return to Olympic competition in Beijing later this month.
"I watched Alison's Athens on television and it tickled the nerves a little bit," he told BBC Sport.
"It wasn't until the winter of that ye... |
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Paralympic squad adds two archers
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Paralympic squad adds two archers
Kate Murray and Paul Brown have been added to the GB archery squad for the Paralympic Games.
Scot Murray, 59, was first reserve and wins her opportunity after Lynne Burton pulled out on medical advice.
Brown, from Hertford, takes the 12th and final place after impressing over the past six months.
"We are delighted to have both Kate and Paul on board, and are confident both of them will be... |
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Record for Park as Brits impress
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Record Park Brits impress
Defending champion Park Sung-hyun of Korea equalled the Olympic record of 673 points to finish top in the women's 70m individual archery ranking round.
Britain's Alison Williamson was seventh, a place ahead but level on 651 points with compatriot Naomi Folkard.
Mexico's Juan Rene Serrano headed the men's individual rankings with 679 points, while Briton Simon Terry was just nine points behin... |
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Brits miss out on archery bronze
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Archery Brits miss archery bronze
Great Britain's women archers had to settle for fourth place in the team event after losing out to France in the bronze medal play-off.
The team of Alison Williamson, Naomi Folkard and Charlotte Burgess narrowly lost 203-201 to the French trio.
France claimed eight points on the final arrow for a two-point win.
The competition was delayed because of thunderstorms, but the interruption did... |
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South Korea claim archery double
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 South Korea claim archery double
South Korea have clinched the gold medal in the Olympic men's team archery competition, matching the feat of their women a day earlier.
Im Dong-hyun, Lee Chang-hwan and Park Kyung-mo defeated Italians Mauro Nespoli, Ilario Di Buo' and Marco Galiazzo by 227 points to 225.
It means South Korea have won the gold in three consecutive Olympics.
China created a huge upset to beat Ukraine for th... |
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GB men defeated in archery event
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 GB men defeated archery event
Britain's archery woes continued when the men's team bowed out of the Olympics after a opening loss to China.
The team, consisting of Simon Terry, Alan Wills and Laurence Godfrey, went down 214-210 to the host nation.
China made their way through to the semi-finals where they will face Korea who beat Poland by scoring an Olympic record 224 points.
Italy beat Malaysia 218-213 to face Ukrai... |
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Ruban takes gold in men's archery
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Tag : Sport Olympics Olympics 2008 Ukraine Victor Ruban Ruban takes gold men archery
Ukraine's Victor Ruban took advantage of a mistake by South Korea's Park Kyung-Mo to clinch the gold medal in the men's individual archery.
Park scored just an eight on his 11th arrow to leave the scores tied on 103-all with one shot left each.
Ruban scored a perfect 10 with his last arrow, while Park could only manage a nine - giving Ruban a 113-112 victory.
Russia's Bair Badenov took th... |
