Sixteen year old Mark Nesbitt from Banbridge, competing for Team GB and an archer with Ballyvally Archery Club, has just returned home after winning archery gold medals in both the individual and team events at the Australian Youth Olympics.

Mark was one of 250 young people representing Team GB in Sydney with athletes from over 20 countries competing in 21 Olympic sports. The British Olympic Association regards these young people as the 2012 hopefuls.

Said Mark, “Winning the individual and then the team event has got to be my best performance yet. Both results are pretty special, espically as we were shooting against people who are quite a bit older than us.
“It was great to be at the AYOF, mixing and learning from other sports, getting to know and make new friends.”

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