Shayan: The Dean of Students Office of Tishk International University (TIU) organized an Archery Training and Competition on May 23-25, 2022, at the TIU campus for the students and staff of university.
A total of 51 students and staff from different departments of TIU participated in the training and competition, and displayed great enthusiasm and interest despite the fact that the activity was very challenging and required special skills and strength.
This year’s competition was divided into male and female sessions. In the males’ session, Nawroz Saeed, from Computer Education Department took the first place; Goran Jalal, TIU’s guitar instructor, came second; and Rusty Yusf, from the Computer Education department, took third place.
As for the girls’ session, Marwa kamaran, from Dentistry department, took first place; Mihrimah Burcu, Instructor at preparatory school, took second place; and Zeynep kul, from Computer Engineering Department took third place.
The winners were then awarded during a ceremony attended by Dr. Mohammed Ozdemir, Dr. Mohammed Abdulghani, Mr. Nurula Derici, Mr. Ahmad Nadhmi, and Mr. Rebwar Ahmad the Trainer of the Archery Tournament.
Archery is the sport of shooting arrows using a bow. It involves firing an arrow at a target for accuracy and precision from a set distance. Archery is perhaps one of the most archaic activities known to humankind, except it is not applied for the same purpose it once was used for.
In prehistoric times, the bow and arrow were essential weapons of war, and the skill to employ them in combat were highly demanded. It was also used for hunting, and occasionally may still be used, although hunting itself is also practiced as a leisure sport. Today, archery is merely a competitive sport and a recreational activity that one may join to have fun and improve core stability, hand-eye coordination skills, as well as upper body strength and balance.
