Archery event scoring in progress (observed by Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh) at the XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Archery is one of the optional sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1982 but has only featured twice in the competition’s history; at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

As an optional sport, it may or may not be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. The host country of the games decides whether to include it.

During the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the medal winners were as follows:
Men – Mark Blankarne (ENG), gold medallist; Roger Lamay (CAN), silver medallist; Micahel Coen (AUS), bronze medallist.
Women – Neroli Fairhall (NZL), gold medallist; Janet Yates (NIR), silver medallist; Lucille Lemay (CAN), bronze medallist.

Description source:
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Digital Image ID 45490

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