Archery competition-full of anticipation

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Source: CCTV.com | 09-13-2008 19:20

Saturday is the first day of gold medals of archery At the Paralympics. The archery field at the Olympic Green was full of anticipation and excitement. Our reporter Han Bin takes a close look at one category, to see how the athletes compete and enjoy their sport.

It's a big day for Malgorzata Olejnik from Poland.Her husband  Ryszard is helping her relax before the match

It's a big day for Malgorzata Olejnik from Poland.Her husband Ryszard is helping her relax before the match. The couple are Poland's best hope for gold at the Beijing Paralympics. They've been competing in Archery since they got married in 1990.

Tomasz Lezanski,Polish Archer,said,"Ryszard Olejnik won gold medal in Atlanta, silver from Sydney. And now I hope she can once again get a gold, but we must watch her match."

Malgorzata is taking on the semifinal of the Women's Individual Curve. Her first rival is China's Gao Fengxia. Malgorzata doesn't do well, and her dream of winning a gold fades. As usual, her husband encourages her when she loses. But, she still gets another chance to win a bronze medal in the next round.

This time, Malgorzata is up against Lindsey Carmichael from the USA. She leads Lindsey in the first 5 shots, but Lindsey overtakes her at the very end. Lindsey realizes her dream of winning a medal at the Paralympics. For Malgorzata, the Beijing Games could be the last major event she and her husband compete in. But she says their love of archery will last a lifetime.