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Youth Bow Up For Record

NASP sets Guinness mark with 7,804 archers competing in national event

Youth Bow Up For Record
Tommy Floyd, a NASP board member and announcer, gazes at the 1,350 feet of shooting line at the tournament.

Breaking down social barriers and eliminating records is nothing new to the National Archery in the Schools Program. The non-profit organization broke the Guinness book of World Records by holding the largest archery tournament on May 12 with 7,804 participants at the 2012 NASP Nationals in Louisville, Ky.

"I walked outside of the tournament and saw acres of parked cars; It was shocking that something this large started with 12 people simply sitting around a table," said Roy Grimes, President of NASP. "And it made the tournament that much more special for the kids to be a part of a world record."


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