Archive for July, 2008The Courier: Olympic archer ‘well satisfied’ at Beijing form
[ Back to top ] IOC lifts Iraq’s Olympic suspension
How disheartening is this? A resolution is reached, but too late for the majority of the athletes. The archer may fare better than the other olympic hopefuls as the skill of an archer is not so tied to age as it is for judo, rowing and weightlifting. Sad all around. I still don’t understand the nature of the ban. I’m not sure I can identify who the players are, who the good guys and who the bad guys are. Perhaps they’re all bad. Take a look at this sentence however:
“Their fates remain unknown.” ?!?!?!?! This makes the IOC look like inconsiderate, bumbling jerks! Who knows. I need someone to explain this whole thing to me. [ Back to top ] I can’t say that I understand any of this. Just this past week, the IOC barred the Iraqi Olympic team from competing, including the first ever archer from the country, Ali Adnan. There’s something about the Iraqi government replacing the Olympic Committee because there weren’t elections held for the positions so the government replaced them with their own self appointed committee. Then the IOC stepped in and barred the entire contingent from competing in the Olympics just a couple of weeks away. The IOC wants the old committee reinstated and is open to talks. Deadlines are passing … and it’s hard to tell which is what. I’m suspect of both groups. The Olympics isn’t necessarily the bastion of the moral high ground and has been susceptible of corruption. Iraq is, well … a government in turmoil. Like I said, I don’t know which way is up in this drama. One thing is for sure, the athletes are paying the price. I hope there is a resolution, and before August 8th would be nice. It’s politics as 5 Iraqis are out of Olympics As a side note, there are some Wikipedia pages about the Iraq Olympic team that are now missing or deleted. What’s that about?!? Pages about the team, and about the individual athletes. Strange. I’ll let you know if I’m contacted about this posting. [ Back to top ] Chicago Tribune: NBC to commentate on at least 10 sports from New York, not China
Okay, here’s my take on the whole thing. Most importantly, I’m very happy that NBC is broadcasting the archery competition. Very, very happy. Second, the broadcasters would need to rely on remote cameras anyway to spot where the arrows are hitting from 70m away from the archer! This makes archery a natural choice for remote broadcasters, if there’s going to be any. Third, I’m very happy that NBC is broadcasting the archery competition. Did I say that already? Yes, so it must be true. I am hoping that NBC will have some interviews of the archers. Even this could be done remotely, with a booth and camera, and a video feed. I’m happy that I know that the broadcasters are remote instead of thinking they were in China with the athletes. Once I know that, I’m okay with it. I’m looking forward to the Olympics in just a couple weeks time! [ Back to top ] Scotland on Sunday: Another string to his bow
[ Back to top ] Okay, we had a minor impediment to our archery practice last night. Ducktown park was locked due to construction of the playground. Evidently the coordinator for the parks was on vacation and didn’t put the notice to the Parks and Recs people to unlock the park. We’re working on ensuring that we’ll be able to get into the park for this next Thursday. As a stop-gap measure, we went the short distance over to Sawnee Mtn. Park on Watson Rd. To help put out the call, Lori is asking that you contact her to put together a call tree.
We’re doing our best to keep our momentum, to keep the kids involved in the sport and keep them excited about it. If you have any suggestions on how we can make our club better, please contact me. Thanks, [ Back to top ] The Sports Network: 2008 Summer Olympic Games Preview - Archery The sports network gives a great overview of what is the outlook for the US Archery team. The Koreans will definitely be tough. Will the US team have enough to overthrow them?
[ Back to top ] Pantagraph.com: After 19 years, Mason City archer Wunderle still going strong
[ Back to top ] EuroSport gives a great synopsis for the upcoming Olympic Games in regards to archery. Beijing 2008 - Quick Guide: Archery
[ Back to top ] I am very proud of each and every one of our archers. We have come a long way as a team, and as individuals. I think all of the kids had a great time competing in the tournament and the results certainly showed it. Several of our archers posted their best score ever. I think I can speak for Coach Jeremy and say that we had a great time shooting as well. Congratulations to all of our shooters. To the Georgia Archery Association, thank you for putting on a great tournament. We’ll see you next year. [ Back to top ] SearchCategories
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