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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