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LONDON (AP) Maybe it's the effect of "The Hunger Games" and bow-and-arrow-toting heroine Katniss Everdeen, or the lure of competing at a 200-year-old venue. Or maybe it's the Robin Hood factor.
Whatever the reason, archery is hot at the London Olympics - sometimes hotter than anything else NBC showed on its cable channels during the opening week of the games.
Much the same way curling became the can't-miss niche sport of the Vancouver Games two winters ago, archery shined in London.
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archery
One of the oldest sports in the world, archery has been involved in its fair share of legends, from Robin Hood to William Tell. But the modern event has its own brand of sharpshooter, launching arrows from over 75 yards away trying to hit a bulls-eye just 12 centimeters wide. Explore the equipment of the archer, see how the Olympic tournament format resembles a March Madness bracket and learn how a small nation in southeast Asia - 1/33rd the size of China - has taken control of the sport.
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| Archery Medals | |||||
| Country | Total | ||||
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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OLY_ARC Headlines
- The new curling? Archery was hot at London Games
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- Oh gives South Korea another archery gold
- Ki Bo-bae wins gold in women's archery
- SKorea's Ki Bo-bae wins gold in women's archery
- SKorea wins 7th straight Olympic team gold
- US women try for first archery medal since 1988
- US loses Olympic gold to Italy in team archery
- Italy wins 1st gold ever in team event
- Legally blind SKorean archer sets world marks
Featured Athlete
- Country:
- Born: 10/4/1983
- Height: 6'0" / 1.83m
- Sport: Archery
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| Archery Events for the 2012 London Games have been completed.
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