<p>In a bid to familiarise the Rio-bound archers with the conditions that can be expected at the Rio Olympic Games, the Archery Association of India has tried to re-create in Bengaluru an arena similar to the one that will be used at the Olympics.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We’re trying our best to create an environment similar to what is expected in Rio during the Games,” said the Indian coach Dharmendra Tiwary.<br /><br />“Prior to the camp here (in Bengaluru), we were put up in Delhi. But then the climate there was not the one you can expect in Rio. <br /><br />“It was hot, dry and had no wind. That’s one main reason why we decided to move our base to Bengaluru. Here the weather has been kind since the past few days. It gets a bit nippy at times, but you have good wind. That is helping the archers train well,” he explained. Apart from the weather the archers now train in a similar set up like the one in Rio where he will have to take the shot standing on a 60cm high platform rather than from the ground -- as was the case in the past. <br /><br />Minute things matter<br /><br />“I believe these minute things do matter in the game of archery,” said Laxmirani Majhi, one of the three archers who will be representing India in the women’s event.<br /><br />“When I was in Rio for the test event, it was windy and the platform there was very shaky. You take a step and everything would shake. When you are about to draw, and if the platform shakes, then everything goes for a toss. <br /><br />Those are the things that we need to keep in mind and the set up here is very helpful,” she stressed.</p>
<p>In a bid to familiarise the Rio-bound archers with the conditions that can be expected at the Rio Olympic Games, the Archery Association of India has tried to re-create in Bengaluru an arena similar to the one that will be used at the Olympics.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“We’re trying our best to create an environment similar to what is expected in Rio during the Games,” said the Indian coach Dharmendra Tiwary.<br /><br />“Prior to the camp here (in Bengaluru), we were put up in Delhi. But then the climate there was not the one you can expect in Rio. <br /><br />“It was hot, dry and had no wind. That’s one main reason why we decided to move our base to Bengaluru. Here the weather has been kind since the past few days. It gets a bit nippy at times, but you have good wind. That is helping the archers train well,” he explained. Apart from the weather the archers now train in a similar set up like the one in Rio where he will have to take the shot standing on a 60cm high platform rather than from the ground -- as was the case in the past. <br /><br />Minute things matter<br /><br />“I believe these minute things do matter in the game of archery,” said Laxmirani Majhi, one of the three archers who will be representing India in the women’s event.<br /><br />“When I was in Rio for the test event, it was windy and the platform there was very shaky. You take a step and everything would shake. When you are about to draw, and if the platform shakes, then everything goes for a toss. <br /><br />Those are the things that we need to keep in mind and the set up here is very helpful,” she stressed.</p>
