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England cricket captain backs Lord’s Cricket Ground as Olympic Archery venue

England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has pledged his support for Lord’s Cricket Ground as London 2012’s Olympic Archery venue.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss at Lord's
England cricket captain, Andrew Strauss, endorses Lord's Cricket Ground as the proposed venue for Archery during the Olympic Games in 2012.

Andrew was at Lord’s today to meet GB archers Alison Williamson and Simon Terry and to shoot some arrows at targets on the pitch. Watch Andrew, Alison and Simon talk about hosting Archery at Lord's.

Andrew said: ‘Lord’s will be a first-class venue for Archery at the London 2012 Olympic Games, just as it is for cricket. I am very excited at the prospect of watching Archery in such as spectacular setting, and it will be great for the profile of Lord’s to be part of such an historic event.’

Read the full media release


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