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Paralympics' 17-Year-Old 'Shooting Star' Hits Bull's-Eye

India's Sheetal Devi is only female armless archer in Paris competition

(Newser) - The Paris Paralympics are underway , and India can already claim a new "shooting star": 17-year-old Sheetal Devi, reported by the AP to be the youngest athlete in the women's para archery event. Devi has a condition called phocomelia , which causes the upper or lower limbs to be shortened...

'I Never Thought That My Life Would Rise From the Ashes'

Paralympian Tracy Otto was left paralyzed and lost an eye when an ex attacked her

(Newser) - One of the American Paralympians competing in Paris on Saturday has a grim backstory she wants the world to hear. Tracy Otto is a 28-year-old archer who was paralyzed from the chest down during a brutal attack by an ex-boyfriend in 2019, reports the BBC . Otto also lost her left...

Dr. Dre: I Want to Be an Olympian in 2028
Dr Dre:
I'm Trying
Out for
Olympics
Aug 13, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

Dr Dre: I'm Trying Out for Olympics

Rapper, 59, says he'd like to compete in archery in 2028

(Newser) - Dr. Dre says he's serious about trying to compete as an Olympian at age 63. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight , the 59-year-old rapper and entrepreneur says he'd like to try out for the Team USA archery team that will compete in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles,...

Hunter Killed on Sunday by Elk He Shot Saturday
He Shot the Elk on Saturday.
It Killed Him the Next Day
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Sep 5, 2020 2:30 PM CDT

He Shot the Elk on Saturday. It Killed Him the Next Day

Mark David was bow hunting on private land near Tillamook

(Newser) - An Oregon man managed to hit a bull elk while archery hunting last Saturday—and in a terrible twist, be killed by the animal the following day. The Statesman Journal reports Mark David, 66, was on private land near Tillamook when he shot the elk, but darkness set in before...

Paul Ryan's Secret Service Code Name Is...

..."Bowhunter"

(Newser) - Paul Ryan now has a Secret Service code name: "Bowhunter." GQ revealed that little nugget today, pointing out that the name makes sense, since Ryan is indeed an avid archer and hunter—he'll even grace the cover of next month's Deer and Deer Hunting magazine. Of...

Confused Fans Turned Away in Archery Debacle
Confused Fans Turned Away in Archery Debacle
Olympics
Jul 27, 2012 9:52 AM CDT

Confused Fans Turned Away in Archery Debacle

So no one got to watch Im Dong-hyun set a new world record

(Newser) - Legally blind archer Im Dong-hyun set a world record in the first official London-based Olympic event today, but the hundreds of people who turned up to watch didn't get to see it. The event was just an initial rankings round, intended to seed teams for the full competition, and...

Favorite to Win Archery Gold Is Legally Blind

Target colors blend together for Im Dong-Hyun

(Newser) - Katniss Everdeen has nothing on this archer: South Korea's Im Dong-Hyun already has two Olympic golds under his belt, and he's been tapped as a favorite to win another in London, despite the fact that he's legally blind, reports the Telegraph . The 26-year-old has 20/200 vision in...

New Yorker Felled by Arrow in Mystery Attack

'They shot me with an arrow,' screamed the woman in bizarre attack

(Newser) - A Yonkers woman was shot in the stomach yesterday by an arrow from a mystery assailant, reports the New York Daily News. She was struck as she dropped off churchgoers at a Bronx nursing home. "They shot me with an arrow," she screamed as she clutched the 30-inch...

Archery's Terrifying Secret
 Archery's Terrifying Secret
Aug 1, 2008 7:09 AM CDT

Archery's Terrifying Secret

Experts can't even say the name of biggest fear: target panic

(Newser) - The greatest fear of elite archers is something called "target panic"—an affliction that keeps some from releasing their bow, and causes others to shoot wildly as soon as the bull's-eye comes into sight. Many archers won't even say the words, although the condition has at some time...

Indian Athletes Aim for Gold on Billionaire's Buck

Trust seeks to boost Indian medal count

(Newser) - Young Indians are training for this summer’s Olympics with the backing of a London-based billionaire steel magnate, the Wall Street Journal reports. Lakshmi Mittal was dismayed by India’s poor showing at Athens in 2004—where the burgeoning superpower earned only a single silver, while archrival China won 32...

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