Friday, June 15, 2012

10 year old archer, already an international champion!

The 10-year old archer Spencer Yee , who has not even reached middle school yet is already at the top of his game . The boy recently won a whopping six gold medals at an international archery event (Pan American Games 2012).

 For his dad watching him win the tournament was one of the best moments in his life.
Nothing beats the feeling that you get when you actually see your child … stars and stripes in the background … and seeing him on the podium for the very first time,” he said. “It’s humbling. It’s emotional. I am even getting a little emotional now, just talking about it again.                                                                                                                            -Steve Yee 
It is not surprising that he is the youngest champion in the history of that tournament. Yee is currently trained by the 2008 Paralympian champion archer Eric Bennet. But Yee's father boasts that his son can outshoot Eric Bennet anytime. Yee is still competing using a compund bow, but he told kttv that he will readily Switch to a recurve bow.

Too bad Yee still needs to wait for 4 years to qualify for the olympics. One things for sure, a lot of eyes will definitely be pointing at this young wonder.

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