#arrowing

At the Bow Tree, IV/20

#arrowing #Beatles #yellowsubmarine #beatlesart https://www.instagram.com/p/BxM-bhqgqaf70QbsU0N8sLbJP252u9IytR2VF40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=x4o4jidoro4w

#BoxingDay is a good time to #reminisce on a day of #Arrowing: #BucksDay #partdeux consisted of #rapidfiring #arrows on the #tobegroom and #bestman, then having a #teambattle which had plenty of #arrows #rainingdown from on high, which our #teammate was particularly good at #catching (which effectively #revived "#killed" members of the team) (at Watson Neighbourhood Oval) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br2anBWApl8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e5qgnf6enp7z

German Gomez, 49, collects the arrows from the target sign during a practice session at the Belen Sports Complex, Medellin. German used to look for gold with his father on the region of Choco. But the National Liberation Army (ELN) started to threaten them and wanted Germans family to pay to the ELN for “protection”. Because German’s family refused to pay, they had to leave their village and everything behind. They became displaced. Despite this, the guerrilla did not stop chasing them and when they found them, German and his father were both shot. His father died. German suffered an injury in his last vertebra, becoming paraplegic. With the help of a Foundation that supports victims through sports, German started his rehabilitation program. First, he started with swimming, he had never swum before and only after 6 months he won a silver medal at a competition. But months later he had a cramp while practicing, and almost drown. The incident made him so afraid that he never returned to a swimming pool again. As German was good at shooting in the army, he decided to try a sport that requires this skill. He started to focus on arrowing and after a few months he qualified for the 2015 Pan-American Games where he finished in 5th place. German managed to qualify to the Rio 2016 Paralympic, and his goal is not only to get a good result, but he also needs it in order to get a sponsorship that will allow him to live off his sport. Currently, he fixes broken computers and smartphones between practices and competitions to pay his bills. - From "Victims & Heroes" series that focus on victims of the conflict in Colombia that became Paralympic athletes. More on this project at: http://www.eduardoleal.co.uk/victims-heroes #roadtorio #rio2016 #Colombia #paralympics #sports #inspiration #heroes #athletes #nolimits #victimsandheroes #arrowing

German Gomez, 49, practices arrowing with a few colleagues at the Belen Sports Complex, Medellin. German used to look for gold with his father on the region of Choco. But the National Liberation Army (ELN) started to threaten them and wanted Germans family to pay to the ELN for “protection”. Because German’s family refused to pay, they had to leave their village and everything behind. They became displaced. Despite this, the guerrilla did not stop chasing them and when they found them, German and his father were both shot. His father died. German suffered an injury in his last vertebra, becoming paraplegic. With the help of a Foundation that supports victims through sports, German started his rehabilitation program. First, he started with swimming, he had never swum before and only after 6 months he won a silver medal at a competition. But months later he had a cramp while practicing, and almost drown. The incident made him so afraid that he never returned to a swimming pool again. As German was good at shooting in the army, he decided to try a sport that requires this skill. He started to focus on arrowing and after a few months he qualified for the 2015 Pan-American Games where he finished in 5th place. German managed to qualify to the Rio 2016 Paralympic, and his goal is not only to get a good result, but he also needs it in order to get a sponsorship that will allow him to live off his sport. Currently, he fixes broken computers and smartphones between practices and competitions to pay his bills. - From "Victims & Heroes" series that focus on victims of the conflict in Colombia that became Paralympic athletes. More on this project at: http://www.eduardoleal.co.uk/victims-heroes #roadtorio #rio2016 #Colombia #paralympics #sports #inspiration #heroes #athletes #nolimits #victimsandheroes #arrowing