We as a race use bow and arrow for war, hunt and sport around 600 centuries. Here are some interesting facts about archery.
1. South Korea, so far, has the most Olympic gold medals in archery than any other country.
2. Eliza Pollock is the oldest female medalist in Olympic history. She won a gold medal and two bronze medals in archery in the 1904 Olympic Games when she was 63.
3. Archery is a national sport of Bhutan to the extent that nearly every village has its own archery range.
4. Final arrow shot in an archery competition is called an upshot.
5. Roger Ascham wrote the earliest book on archery in English. It was written in 1545 and its name is “Toxophilus.”
6. “Toxophilite” is an expert in archery.
7. William Shatner (Captain Kirk from the Star Trek) is an avid archer.
8. If, during the competition, the archer’s arrow hits the target but falls off or bounces archer holds up a flag to let the judges...
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