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It didn鈥檛 have the largest athlete turnout, but archery might have had some of the most passionate participants.

The archery competition at the 55+ BC Games in 麻豆AV this week brought archers from all over B.C. in friendly, yet serious, competition.

The archers loaded their bows in practice a day ahead of the start of the games because when it comes to archery, it鈥檚 no-nonsense.

鈥淚t鈥檚 fun. Every year is competitive,鈥� said Nanaimo鈥檚 Bob O鈥橞rien, who was practicing with his recurve bow.

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Archers compete in different age groups with various types of bows; compound bows with sights and recurve bows with and without sights were most popular.

From Prince Rupert to Penticton, the archers traveled here with goals of fun and technique improvement 鈥� and to win.

鈥淚t gets pretty serious,鈥� said one archer.

鈥淲e鈥檙e here for fun, but we also want to beat the others,鈥� said another competitor.

O鈥橞rien said that he鈥檚 been shooting since a young age and that it鈥檚 a passion that鈥檚 been passed down in his family.

He鈥檚 competed in provincial, national and world archery competitions and looks forward to the 55+ Games every year.

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The 55+ BC Games wrap up Saturday.

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