AN indomitable Moreton woman has died just months after getting out of her hospital bed to qualify for the Paralympics.

Lynne Burton, 34, needed to undergo a third liver transplant but a suitable organ could not be found, resulting in her condition deteriorating until she passed away.

She finished second in a selection shoot to qualify to represent Britain in the archery competition at Beijing’s 2008 Paralympics.

This was while she was being treated at London’s Royal Free Hospital after suffering chronic rejection of the latest of two liver transplants she underwent because of a condition she was born with.

She was too weak to self-propel her wheelchair but still shot the required eight dozen arrows.

Lynne, who had already competed in the world archery championships, was driven straight back to the hospital where she hoped to get fit for Beijing but her consultant told her she was too poorly to compete.

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Brave Paralympian passes away

It is well past two in the morning and I’m still wired. It’s strange to
think that at the beginning of this very long day, I did not have a clue
what pain and pride awaited me. I did not have a medal. And that perhaps is
the strangest part—this thing that I’m still wearing around my neck, it has
a weight to it, a gravity of its own. I have grown so attached to it in the
hours since it was put around my neck, that I find it easy to imagine that
I’ve had it all along.

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Lindsey Carmichael an American Hero

Thirteen-year-old Paige Pearce of Red Bluff is living her dream, and there is no stopping her.

Pearce has broken, and, or, currently holds over 85 National, State and Star Fita records.

And as if that is not impressive enough, on Aug. 4-10, Pearce competed in the Junior World Trials at the Olympic Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. and secured one of the three coveted positions on the Compound Cadet United States Junior World Team.

Pearce will be traveling with the team to Antalya, Turkey to compete in the Junior World Championships in October.

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Pearce hits mark with World Team

Thwap. Bull’s-eye. Thwap. Bull’s-eye. Thwap. Bull’s-eye.

Welcome to archery practice at Dugan Denton’s house.

The 11-year-old sixth-grader picked up a bow only two years ago, but he is already headed to the World Field Archery Champion-ships.

He and his father, Dugie Denton, were scheduled to leave today for the six-day event in Llwynypia, Wales, where Dugan will compete as a member of the U.S. archery team.

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Skillful shooting takes young archer far

An archer who took up the sport just five years ago is representing team GB in Beijing for the Paralympic games.

Danielle Brown is among the 11-strong archery squad and flew out yesterday, ahead of the games which begin on Saturday, September 6.

The 20 year-old, from Lothersdale, is a member of the Aire Valley Archers, who shoot at South Craven School, Cross Hills, near Skipton, and St Ives, Bingley. She suffers from reflex sympathetic dystrophy, which affects her ability to stand.

BAMFORD-based Andrew Randall’s archery career is right on target for international success.
The 15-year-old Hope Valley College student has already been the top-scoring boy in a regional competition in which the East Midlands won against the Northern Counties.

The archers braved a cold rain throughout the match. After falling behind by three points through the first three arrows, Lorig never seem to get in a rhythm. She lost three more points over the next three shots before shooting even with Yun over the final three of the match.

“The rain affected me a little bit, but we train a lot in the rain. We even train in the cold rain. But it’s disrupting a little bit,” Lorig said. “You figure if the first arrow doesn’t go in the gold, you’re unsure if you should touch the sights or not. I actually shot really well, with the way I feel. It just wasn’t meant to be, I guess.”

Khatuna, you’ve made us all proud of you. Well done. We’ll see you back on Team USA in 2012.

I take this to mean one thing: FOCUS. This gentleman from Illinois must have his focus set on technique, procedure, and target. I’ll keep you informed.

“It’s all mental,” says the 19-year-old Ellison, a native of Glendale , Ariz. , who won the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials gold medal in May. “I train more mentally than I do technically. When you’re working on form and shooting, it’s good to work on your technique, but at the same time, you have to work on your mental routine and your mental game.