Namibia’s youth archers participating in the 2013 Youth World Championships in Wuxi, China were doing in the competition.
The championships started last Sunday and end Sunday 20 October.
Namibia is represented by Babette Taljaard (the only girl in the group), Sebastian Fechter, Ruan van Staden, Joubert Snyman (all compound/modern bows competitors), and Xander Reddig (recurve/more traditional bow) division.
Coach Marja Woortman told Nampa via email on Wednesday that they had some extreme windy and chilly weather conditions on Wednesday, but the Namibian archers coped well with it.
Taljaard ended in 21st position in the girls’ category, while Fechter ended in 10th place, van Staden 12th and Snyman 33rd, according to Woortman.
Taljaard, Fechter, Van Staden and Snyman represent Namibia in the team category, and were currently in ninth position.
Fechter and Taljaard competed in the mixed team event. They are ranked 12th, and were to compete against Sweden on Wednesday afternoon.
Reddig only started shooting on Friday in the qualifying rounds, and is still practicing and enjoying the international arena, said Woortman.
At the time of going to print the YouthPaper could not confirm the team’s final results and standing.
-Nampa
What is Archery?
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat, while in modern times, its main use is that of a recreational activity.
A person who participates in archery is typically known as an "archer" or "bowman", and one who is fond of or an expert at archery can be referred to as a "toxophilite".
Modern Competitive Archery
Competitive archery involves shooting arrows at a target for accuracy from a set distance or distances. This is the most popular form of competitive archery worldwide and is called target archery. A form particularly popular in Europe and America is field archery, shot at targets generally set at various distances in a wooded setting. Para-Archery is an adaptation of archery for athletes with a disability.
It is governed by the World Archery Federation (WA), and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. There are also several other lesser-known and historical forms of archery, as well as archery novelty games and flight archery, where the aim is to shoot the greatest distance.
