archer
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Chinese archer Ai Xinliang describes him as “sunshine, giving light to all disabled persons.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
Feeling loose, feeling good, Stutzman began to wonder: Could he finish his storied career with something no armless archer had achieved — Paralympic gold?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
In 2012 he became the first armless archer to qualify for the Paralympics and burst onto the international scene with a silver medal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2024
As the only female American archer in her Paralympic category, she had to meet a minimum score – shooting 72 arrows, she needed 520 points from 720.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
The battlements bristled with spears and swords and scorpions, there was an archer at every crenel and arrow slit, the drawbridge was up, the portcullis down, the gates closed and barred.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Henry’s archers carried longbows that cost little, drawn by men trained in every village across the kingdom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
It was defended by a mix of infantry, archers, and cavalry drawn from across the Roman Empire.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025
The 250 yards is a typical distance for castle-bashing, since the archers defending such strongholds struggled to hit targets much beyond that distance.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
Archery GB, the national governing body for the sport of archery, said crossbows were "legitimately" used by archers shooting at targets.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
Winifred urged her slingers on while directing fresh archers into the ranks of the bowmice.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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