Sarah Martin is a little off
her mark following an injury,
but is still aiming for gold at
provincial and world archery
competitions this year.
Over the winter the 39-yearold
Cawston resident suffered
an injury while intensely training
in another sport and needed
to take a six-week break from
shooting longbow.
“My shooting suffered but
is recovering,” the humble athlete
wrote in an email to the
Review.
During recovery the dedicated
athlete couldn’t stay away
from the targets and attended
the indoor nationals where she
earned silver.
Disappointed with her second
place finish, she’s out for
gold in the upcoming BC 3-D
Provincial Championships
coming up in Duncan the
weekend of June 20.
“There will be a number
of women longbow shooters
there, tough competition, and
will provide a forum for me to
check in and see how my shooting
is in relation to others,” she
stated.
After a long winter shooting
indoors at paper targets she was
happy to return to her the range
in Osoyoos in March.
Martin has resumed shooting
80 to 100 arrows a day
following her injury and has
been taking part in several
small unregistered tournaments
including Grand Forks, Merritt,
Cherryville.
Following the provincial
tournament, Martin will shoot
at the Canadian 3-D National
Championships coming up on
July 31 before she leaves for
Italy and the Worlds competition
on August 23.
Over the winter she received
several donations from individuals,
organizations and businesses
in the community to
help cover costs for the tournaments