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How Well Do You Know the World of Archery?
Abhishek Velankar
Let's see if you can hit the mark in this quiz on archery.
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In the first archery competition in the 1900 Olympics, only three nations competed: France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Astonishingly, the South Korean Archery team has won 23 out of the 34 gold medals available, since the 1984 games.
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USA is leading with 96 gold medals while South Korea is not far behind either, at second place with 75 gold medals.
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The 9 and 10 rings are of yellow color, so your arrow should preferably hit the yellow rings at the center.
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Archery is as popular in Bhutan, as football in England. Many Bhutanese legends and myths involve bows and arrows.
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Neroli Fairhall was the first paraplegic athlete at the Olympic Games. She had won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in archery before this.
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Other materials that may be used in making a Recurve bow are fiberglass, wood, carbon and aluminum.
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Quivers are generally made of leather or plastic.
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Say your arrow hits the black line separating the 9 and the 10 rings. In this case, you will always be given 10 points.
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Dry firing is considered bad for the elbows and is not recommended.
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Say there is a person who wanders into the archer's range. 'Fast' command is given to stop them so that there is no danger to anyone involved.
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Robin Hood and his merry band of bandits used bows and arrows. Robin Hood was said to be an expert archer.