Archer Rebecca Jones wowed by 4th placing
Sharp shooting has seen Rebecca Jones place 4th in the archery team competition at the Youth Olympic Games.
“It was pretty exciting, I just went out there and relaxed and had fun shooting with my teammate,” said Jones.
The 17-year-old and her teammate from Chinese Taipei qualified for the bronze medal match but were unable to get the win.
Despite narrowly missing out on the podium spot Jones was thrilled with the 4th placing.
“Wow, I feel so awesome just for getting that far through.”
Jones says one of the highlights of the team competition was meeting archers from other countries.
“It’s been awesome being paired up with someone from a different country, he’s an awesome teammate and we’re having a lot of fun.”
The Canterbury athlete began archery after watching the Hunger Games movie and being inspired by protagonist Katniss Everdeen.
