07 August 2016 17:33

Archery - Eliminators (M) Team [-28.5 hours]

I'd love to watch every minute of every event, however there if I did that I'd be here all year, and I doubt the footage would be avaliable for that length of time. Another new scoring system in place for this time around. Each set of 6 arrows scoring 2 points for the higher scoreres; 1 for a tie so these matches may not take long, or could take a long while.

I am starting from the first arrow, France vs Malaysia, on a sunny green course. The first ten comes six arrows in, relieving worries that neither the weather or the quality of the lower ranked teams will expend the enjoyment of the team event. Had a skip through the third set as the match headed to a fourth. A perfect shoot on the final three darts of the match.

The second match started wildly for Spain; the Netherlands into it much quicker; a one sided-match. Match three, the home team Brazil unluckily draw China who are always a tough draw when accuracy is concerned, though I'm guessing they wouldn't be there without the home advantage. The wind is relatively little ~ 1km/h. And with that it's dinner time so I'll be back for more later.

Watch Here (Link to BBC, UK only)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/36439117


IFL Archery League

(Malaysia +1)(France +2)(Netherlands +2)