Ahmed El-Nemr of Egypt defeats Canada's Crispin Duenas in the 1st Round of the Men's Individual Archery Elimination
Do you participate or understand the sport of archery? If your answer is "no", please find comfort in the fact that you may not be the only one. I just learned of the sport and yes, Africans are competing in archery at the 2012 Olympics. Ahmed El-Nemr of Egypt made it to the 2nd round of the men's individual competition but lost yesterday to Kuo Cheng-Wei of Chinese Taipei.
Fun Fact for the Day : Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat, while in modern times, its main use is that of a recreational activity. A person who participates in archery is typically known as an "archer" or "bowman", and one who is fond of or an expert at archery can be referred to as a "toxophilite. Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 14 Olympiads. Eighty three different nations have appeared in the Olympic archery competitions, with France appearing the most often at 11 times.
I never understood archary, so thanks for explaining it. Great post
ReplyDelete