Hungary revives ancient art of horseback archery and eyes potential Olympic future
In Hungary, the sport of horseback archery is experiencing a resurgence. Organisers dream it may one day become an Olympic event.
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00:27Hunting is an inner path.
00:30Every shot and the rattle behind every shot
00:34is an inner path.
00:37And in horse hunting,
00:39when I shoot a target from the back of a hunting horse,
00:42I have to be in harmony with the world around me
00:47and with myself at the same time.
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01:13My responsibility is not to make horse hunting an Olympic sport,
01:18my responsibility is to make it possible.
01:22You can see these logos,
01:24there are 16 countries and 18 international judges here,
01:28but in order to get into the Olympics,
01:31you have to work as a professional association in 50 countries.
01:36We are at the very beginning of this administrative process,
01:40but I did everything in my power
01:42so that if the next generation decides to take horse hunting to the Olympics,
01:47then I will have all the opportunities.
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