The little hamlet of Kalleda in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, is humming with excitement. Just by counting the number of times you hear the word 'Beijing', you can tell that much of the buzz is centred on ...

Just as I line up my borrowed bow's sight on target it occurs to me that Colin Ketley, my coach for the day, might be a mind reader. Talking me through the beginner basics of getting an arrow to go ...

All a quiver: Anna Maxted, her mother Mary and seven-year-old son Caspar learn the art of archery Credit: Photo: Jeff Gilbert "Robin Hood, Robin Hood, riding through the glen,” sang my mother. It’s ...

ANN Fuller only took up archery after being persuaded by her husband Derek to give it a go' - now she is a double national champion! It was 16 years ago that Ann was the odd-one-out in the Fuller ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Robin Hood, the forest-dwelling vigilante and nemesis of the Sheriff of Nottingham, has received yet another boost to ...