COZY TARGETS

Funny thing about the Olympic archery setup at Lord's Cricket Ground. Television images don't give you any idea how cozy it is.

Instead of using the whole wide cricket stadium, London organizers carved out an intimate arena in the middle, complete with temporary bleachers. TV cameras and photographers are so close to the archers they must be protected from wayward arrows by hiding in little green bunkers. A time clock ticks off the 20 seconds in which the Olympians have to shoot, and a Jumbotron captures the tics in their faces as they compete.

I was glad, however, not to be in the wheelchair seating section on the far right. A little too close to those targets for my comfort.

— Sheila Norman-Culp — Twitter http://twitter.com/snormanculp

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