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Iraqi Archers on Way to U.S.
Aired July 17, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Last week we told you that Iraqi archers were on their way to the United States to shoot at targets in New York. But I assure you it's all in fun and in competition.
Jeanne Moos takes a unique look at the World Archery Championships.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They look like cupids on steroids and they can spear a strawberry perched on New York cheesecake.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, another dead strawberry.
MOOS: They can thread an arrow through the windows of three cabs. But did they have to impale Lady Liberty in the process?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes!
MOOS: The trick shots were just a sideshow, as close to 600 archers gathered in New York for the World Outdoor Target Championships.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have been informed which archer it was that shot the cable earlier today. For a small bribe, I'll be willing not to mention the name.
MOOS: Someone accidentally hit an electrical cable and caused a 15 minute power outage. Competitors came from 80 countries, including Iraq.
(on camera): How did you do?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: France is in second place.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Good.
MOOS (voice-over): The Iraqi women spent more time retrieving their arrows in the grass rather than in the intended targets. But the team was happy to compete, even if ranked close to last.
One thing most competitors have in common, calluses.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have 27, 28.
MOOS: Modern bows look more like souped up machine guns, like a mass of preying mantises.
(on camera): Well, it's not pure, you know? I'm thinking of string, a bow...
ALAN HAYDEN, BRITISH COMPETITOR: Oh, you're thinking of Robin Hood and the green tights.
MOOS (voice-over): Imagine what Robin could have done with a bow equipped with pulley, sight and stabilizers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Had the American Indians had these, we'd still be in Europe.
MOOS: The arrows alone cost 30 to 40 bucks apiece.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at that, bull's eye.
MOOS: No bull. We found these arrows in the lost and found.
Archers need to use their dominant eye, the eye which sends images to the brain first. To find yours, make a triangle with your hands.
GUY KRUEGER, U.S. COMPETITOR: You pick something and put it in between them and looking with both eyes, you close one eye, and if it stays in there, the eye that's open is your dominant eye.
MOOS: When it comes to archery scenes in movies...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're always saying can you believe they're trying that?
MOOS: They say Kevin Costner could never have done this. Though trick shooter Frank Addington (ph) fires two from behind his back. He punctures balloons. But his signature is shooting aspirin.
FRANK ADDINGTON: Got it!
MOOS (on camera): Oh, that was a big aspirin, a baby aspirin now?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's do the baby.
MOOS (voice-over): And though it took him nine tries...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Got it.
MOOS (on camera): Hey!
(voice-over): He's the William Tell of popping pills.
Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: That's pretty amazing, isn't it? TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Aired July 17, 2003 - 05:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Last week we told you that Iraqi archers were on their way to the United States to shoot at targets in New York. But I assure you it's all in fun and in competition.
Jeanne Moos takes a unique look at the World Archery Championships.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JEANNE MOOS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): They look like cupids on steroids and they can spear a strawberry perched on New York cheesecake.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, another dead strawberry.
MOOS: They can thread an arrow through the windows of three cabs. But did they have to impale Lady Liberty in the process?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes!
MOOS: The trick shots were just a sideshow, as close to 600 archers gathered in New York for the World Outdoor Target Championships.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We have been informed which archer it was that shot the cable earlier today. For a small bribe, I'll be willing not to mention the name.
MOOS: Someone accidentally hit an electrical cable and caused a 15 minute power outage. Competitors came from 80 countries, including Iraq.
(on camera): How did you do?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: France is in second place.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Good.
MOOS (voice-over): The Iraqi women spent more time retrieving their arrows in the grass rather than in the intended targets. But the team was happy to compete, even if ranked close to last.
One thing most competitors have in common, calluses.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have 27, 28.
MOOS: Modern bows look more like souped up machine guns, like a mass of preying mantises.
(on camera): Well, it's not pure, you know? I'm thinking of string, a bow...
ALAN HAYDEN, BRITISH COMPETITOR: Oh, you're thinking of Robin Hood and the green tights.
MOOS (voice-over): Imagine what Robin could have done with a bow equipped with pulley, sight and stabilizers.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Had the American Indians had these, we'd still be in Europe.
MOOS: The arrows alone cost 30 to 40 bucks apiece.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at that, bull's eye.
MOOS: No bull. We found these arrows in the lost and found.
Archers need to use their dominant eye, the eye which sends images to the brain first. To find yours, make a triangle with your hands.
GUY KRUEGER, U.S. COMPETITOR: You pick something and put it in between them and looking with both eyes, you close one eye, and if it stays in there, the eye that's open is your dominant eye.
MOOS: When it comes to archery scenes in movies...
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We're always saying can you believe they're trying that?
MOOS: They say Kevin Costner could never have done this. Though trick shooter Frank Addington (ph) fires two from behind his back. He punctures balloons. But his signature is shooting aspirin.
FRANK ADDINGTON: Got it!
MOOS (on camera): Oh, that was a big aspirin, a baby aspirin now?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Let's do the baby.
MOOS (voice-over): And though it took him nine tries...
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Got it.
MOOS (on camera): Hey!
(voice-over): He's the William Tell of popping pills.
Jeanne Moos, CNN, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: That's pretty amazing, isn't it? TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
