By JOYCE MARSH, WOODENBONG CORRESPONDENT.
WOODENBONG’S Remy Leonard has taken gold in the Australian Field Open Archer competition held as Sherbrooke, Victoria.
Competing against competitors of all ages and experience, the talented teenager dominated the final four shoot-out to win the gold medal.
The national title win has seen him qualify for the World Field Archery Championships to be held in Bray, near Dublin in Ireland later this year.
Field archery is different sizes of round targets in a bush setting. Saturday was Remy’s first ever unmarked field shoot, where the targets are an unknown distance away.
Because of his 3D archery experience, where the targets are also unknown distances, Remy shot well to tie for fourth place.
Sunday was a marked round with known distances but the weather decided to have a bit of fun with the competitors.
Rain and wind made conditions difficult for competitors and while Remy wasn’t too happy with how he shot he still managed to get into the shoot-off in third place.
The shoot-off was the top four archers in each category shooting three arrows at four different-sized targets.
“I shot really well in the last round and I managed to pull ahead early and won by nine points,” he said.
As always, Remy appreciates any and all assistance his community provides both now and in the future and Ireland is probably the furthest he will have travelled so far.
Community support in whatever way possible is always welcome and appreciated to get Remy to his national and international events, should you want to support Remy please donate by way of Bank Deposit into the Woodenbong Central School’s Administration Account: BSB 032.001 Account: 156839 for Remy Leonard.
