Witham: Paralympic archer focuses on 2016 Games (From Braintree and Witham Times)
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Witham: Paralympic archer focuses on 2016 Games
1:04pm Tuesday 21st August 2012 in News
Witham: Paralympic archer focuses on 2016 Games
An archer has lost out on his 2012 paralympic dream because of a malfunction with his equipment.
Robert Shaw, of Helen Court, Witham, competed in the qualifier for the Paralympic Games on June 24.
But a malfunction in the equipment he was using led to the 51-year-old losing three arrows.
He is now focusing on succeeding at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games qualifier in 2014.
Read this week's Times for the full story.
