NPR: archery https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=421558791 archery en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Thu, 15 May 2025 19:27:40 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: archery https://www.npr.org/tags/421558791/archery Bhutan's Alcohol-Fueled Archery: It's Nothing Like The Olympics "We drink to loosen up," says one contender in a Bhutanese archery tournament. "Some archers tend to get good aim after drinking!" Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:27:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/02/11/584542136/bhutans-alcohol-fueled-archery-it-s-nothing-like-the-olympics https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/02/11/584542136/bhutans-alcohol-fueled-archery-it-s-nothing-like-the-olympics

"We drink to loosen up," says one contender in a Bhutanese archery tournament. "Some archers tend to get good aim after drinking!"

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But their archery traditions are changing. They lay off endangered animals, and the women in the community are eager to take lessons so they don't have to depend on the men for a main course.

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