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29/09/2021 22:30

Straight on target: how an archery tournament was held in the "Apsny" ethnopark

In the photo: archer Adamur Arshba. Adamur has been practicing archery for about a year. A wood craftsman, he made a professional bow for shooting himself.

Participants in the annual archery tournament are preparing for the start.

In the photo: Elena Labakhua. The archer takes aim at the target. By the way, according to the results of the tournament, Elena Labakhua took third place among women.

Hit the bull's-eye. The target after one of the stages of the tournament.

WAC employee Valery Berzenia shoots into the distance. Valery took second and third places in this nomination: this is possible, since each of the participants has three arrows. The two arrows of the WAC employee flew farther than the others. Only Batal Dzhapua's arrow was even further away.

An important rule of the tournament: all tournament participants must wear national clothes.

Archers Laura Tania, Mikhail Kiriya and Ilona Vouba.

Participants of the tournament count arrows during one of the breaks.

In the photo: Daut Logua is aiming at an Abkhazian target.

Tournament participants aim at the so-called Abkhazian target, which resembles a silhouette of a man. For hitting the "head" they give 15 points, in the "torso" - 10 points, to the left or right of the "head" - two points, "below the belt" - five points.