Posted in Olympic News on September 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

Another Athlete from Texas is Lindsey Carmichael. Lindsay is currently attending the University of Texas and majoring in English. She is currently writing a novel and has been participating in archery events since 1998. She began participating in mobility challenged divisions in 2003, and in 2006 Carmichael represented the United States team at the World University Archery Championship. She brought home the Bronze in the Women’s Standing Archery Competition.

There were many other great athletes from all over the world, in total almost 70 different countries participated. These athletes showed remarkable strength and all deserve our respect.

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The 2008 Paralympics United States Medal Count

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Posted in Olympic News on September 19th, 2008 | No Comments »

The Woolston wheelchair bowman produced the performance of his career to take gold in the open compound category in Beijing on Saturday and now he is eager to start celebrating.

Stubbs had gone into his first Paralympic Games as one of the favourites for gold and broke a world record in the ranking round.

That was followed by a Paralympic record as he recorded a score of 117 out of 120 to beat American Eric Bennett 117-114 in the round of 16.

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BEIJING 2008: Stubbs proud after gold medal

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Posted in Olympic News on September 18th, 2008 | No Comments »

Archer Eric Bennet

(Upper) Eric Bennett of the United States bites an arrow as he competes in the Men’s Individual Compound (Open) 1/8 elimination round of the Beijing Paralympic Archery event Sept. 11, 2008.

The Paralympic archers continue to inspire.

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Posted in Olympic News on September 17th, 2008 | No Comments »

Lindsey is on her way back to Austin, USA and has some final thoughts on the Olympics and winning a bronze medal…

Not only did I win some matches and feel proud of myself… But I walked away a medalist, and I will have that accomplishment all my life. Somehow I don’t think this would be as awe-inspiring, soul-stirring, etc, if it weren’t for that circular hunk of bronze and jade. Nevertheless, if I had walked away fourth place, I’d like to think I’d still be proud of myself for shooting my shot and finishing with the confidence of a champion. To know that I actually got the official seal of approval is pretty cool. And to know that I did it at such incredible odds makes it even better.

Read more from her blog here: Rings and Arrows

What an incredible lady. If that doesn’t do enough to inspire you, check out this excellent article titled “The Severely Inconvenienced”

“You know what we are?” he asked. He flipped his chair back, balancing on two wheels, and jumped the half-foot of concrete. “We are the severely inconvenienced.”

At the time I just laughed (and followed him through the cut, easily maneuvering …..), but the wisdom of his lighthearted statement stayed with me through the duration of the trip. The idea that all of the hardships, embarrassments, and aggravations which we all encountered on a day-today basis could possibly be summed up with a flippant “inconvenient” was a ludicrous concept-but it worked so well.

Read the entire article by clicking here: Archers With Disabilities, or The Severely Inconvenienced

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Posted in Olympic News on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

The weather conditions changed throughout the tournament from sunny with a little wind to constant wind with a little rain. The weather had no impact on the Americans ability to record high scores. “The rain is normal for us,” says Stone. “I said ‘Bring it on.’” During the rain the Americans continued to score high, while the Brits faultered slightly.

“To win a medal with these guys is a great experience and great honor,” says Cross, a three-time Paralympian who earned his first Paralympic medal. “This will be a huge boost for disabled archery across the world. This is some of the best shooting I have ever seen at the Paralympics.”

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Men’s Team Wins Bronze Medal

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Posted in Olympic News on September 15th, 2008 | No Comments »

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

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Posted in Olympic News on August 31st, 2008 | No Comments »

He brought home a bronze, the first U.S. team event medal in Paralympics history, with two teammates, at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece.

“They took the top 32 archers, with three slots going to the host country,” Stone said. “I came in 29th and just made it. I qualified 16th in Athens and then ended up on the podium with the bronze medal.”

It was an “indescribable” feeling, he said.

“I felt complete,” he said. “Watching the flag being raised and hearing the national anthem, I wanted to cry but couldn’t. I wanted to smile, but there are pictures of me with a stone cold face,” he said.

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Kodak man makes his mark in Paralympic archery

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Posted in Olympic News on August 31st, 2008 | No Comments »

Amit Dror is ready to go: His bow is cocked and so are his arms, tense and taut, veins about to burst, elbow vibrating with violent energy. If archery, like all forms of sport and art, is an expression of self, the bow is an extension of self. The bow “becomes a part of you,” Dror’s coach Yehuda Efrati explains, and Dror says, “You are the gunpowder.”

It is an intensely personal sport, and not only because Dror, who arrived in Beijing this week with the Israeli delegation to compete in the Paralympic Games, is the only high-level archer in the country, but because a bow is rigorously tailored to the measurements and mannerisms of its owner, interlocked in a mutually exclusive relationship.

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Robin Hood on wheels

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Posted in Olympic News on August 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

Danielle aims for Paralympic glory

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.

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