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Vidura wins USA National Target Archery Champs

Sri Lankan born Vidura Rajapaksa won the Championship in the Under 12 age group at the 122nd USA National Target Archery Championship held last week in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

More than 450 athletes took part at the National Target championships, which included Olympians, Paralympians, World Champions, United States Archery Team (USAT) members, world record holders, top junior archers and international archers from Bolivia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico and South Africa.

In addition to the National Championship, the former Anandian has dominated all archery tournaments in the East Coast States of USA including the Mid Atlantic Archery Championships, where he broke the tournament record in the 30 meter distance.

Considered one of the top junior archers in USA, Vidura is coached by former Olympic coach Len Cardinale and is a member of the Waxobe Archery Club of New Jersey.

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