Alison Williamson, from Church Stretton in Shropshire, won bronze in the archery at the Athens Games in 2004.
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The idea to host beach volleyball in Horse Guards Parade and archery at Lord's has prompted Denmark and Spain to plan similar events.
Alongside them were people lower down the social pyramid, who may have been obliged to practise archery at the weekend as part of the village posse but were not as well trained.
The Olympic archery is being held at Lords Cricket Ground in London.
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It is clear that there were laws requiring archery practice dating back to at least the 13th century.
In case anyone thinks the Americans are a one-sport team, the U.S. men's archery team has a decent shot at gold on Saturday.
Cycle hire points even exist at Lord's Cricket Ground, which hosts the archery, and Horse Guards Parade, the home to the beach volleyball.
Before an archery match, for example, they bless their arrows at a temple.
Jeremy Gutsche, the chief trend hunter at Trendhunter.com, notes that "Google search volume for archery has remained relatively constant" for archery over the years, but that's not to say it hasn't made a splash: He saw archery-infused fashion shoots crop up this year.
Lastly, as I look at the sports program for the 2016 Rio Games, I see sports like archery, badminton, canoe, and table tennis.
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Activities play off the environment: dune trekking--somewhere between hiking and barefoot beach walking, with a whiff of snowboarding as you slide downhill--camel rides, archery, and dune bashing in SUVs driven (by staff) at high speed over the hills.
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