Countdown to London: Hunger Games Increases Archery Anticipation

07/03/2012

Archery isn’t necessarily the first sport most fans think of when they’re getting excited for the 2012 London Olympic Games. But that’s changed a bit this year, thanks to an American with a legitimate chance to earn gold – and the hit movie The Hunger Games.

World #1 Brady Ellison enters London as the favorite in the men’s competition after winning three straight World Cup titles.

Jennifer Nichols, another member of the American team, says she’s happy with the new attention being paid to her sport.

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