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Lai Yi Hsin (born 8 November 1988) is a Taiwanese archer representing Chinese Taipei, who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games. [1]
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Lai Yi Hsin (born 8 November 1988) is a Taiwanese archer representing Chinese Taipei, who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games. [1]
Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows. The word comes from the Latin arcus, meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In modern times, it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity. A person who practices archery is typically called an archer, bowman, or toxophilite.
The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows). Humans used bows and arrows for hunting and aggression long before recorded history, and the practice was common to many prehistoric cultures. They were important weapons of war from ancient history until the early modern period, where they were rendered increasingly obsolete by the development of the more powerful and accurate firearms. Today, bows and arrows are mostly used for hunting and sports.
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Takaharu Furukawa is an athlete from Japan. He competes in archery. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's individual event.
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The World Archery Federation is the governing body of the sport of archery. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is composed of 156 national federations and other archery associations, and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing's Olympic Park.
Archery, or the use of bow and arrows, was probably developed in Africa by the later Middle Stone Age. It is documented as part of warfare and hunting from the classical period until the late medieval period when it was made obsolete by the increased use of firearms.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) is a Sanskrit treatise on warfare and archery, traditionally regarded as an upaveda attached to Yajurveda and attributed either to Bhrigu or Vishvamitra or Bharadwaja. It is one among the four upavedas to Vedas.
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