00:00At South Arrows Archery Club, there's a lesson behind every session.
00:0514-year-old Rondon Wilkinson is back to take his place among the other archery recruits as the sun sets
00:11in Victoria Village.
00:13He has a story to tell after capturing gold at the Panamericana Youth and Masters Archery Championships in the barebow
00:20category.
00:21Well, when I won, when I made it past the bronze tournament, I got a little nervous.
00:31But I calmed myself down and told myself I was going to win this.
00:36And when you won it, how did you feel?
00:39Well, I felt proud that I was able to represent my country and got a gold medal.
00:47And excited.
00:48His father, Ron Wilkinson, remembers the tears of joy he cried.
00:52In the hotel itself, the hotel with my watch around there, and tears came to my eye.
01:00I had to let him know, go downstairs, Ron.
01:04You go downstairs, let them know I'll be downstairs shortly, just to try and compose myself.
01:12Because it was tears of joy.
01:14He took a bet with his son and he had to pay up.
01:17I told him if he brought home a medal with the club bow, I will organise his personal bow for
01:25him.
01:26So you have a personal bow for him?
01:28Well, that bow we're using is his personal bow.
01:31I bought that for him.
01:33But as it is, maybe he will need new equipment because he is outgrowing it.
01:39As it is, maybe.
01:41It's no fluke that Rondon managed to win the gold medal.
01:44His coach, Showin' Francis, had been tracking his progress.
01:47On Rondon, I could also see what he's been doing so far.
01:52So yesterday he got the score.
01:54I could see what his personal best.
01:58You know, he shot like, this time he shot like, this was probably a new record, 618, but not official.
02:04You know, and you know, it's like a montage of progress, you know, as he comes training from day to
02:10day, every week.
02:14Rondon's progress has been really great in the club.
02:17Rondon only started actually through our actually in schools program at the St. Stevens College.
02:23And I remember Rondon being a very timid shooter at first, you know, you know, you know, always to himself,
02:29keeping himself.
02:31And you will see that the way he operates, but he's very focused.
02:34Once he's on the line, like he's in his zone, right, like this sport seems to take him very well.
02:42What I would say about Rondon, though, that impressed me a lot.
02:45No matter what competition we hosted, whether it was an indoor tournament, target event, like he took part in, in
02:52Columbia, or a field event, Rondon was always there, taking part in all the tournaments.
02:57And what impressed me a lot is how we manage the field events.
03:02And the field events are events where you have targets at varying distances, and in some cases, unknown.
03:08And you have to estimate those distances without a sight.
03:11If anything, Rondon's win has brought his family closer together as they set a new target in Guyana.
03:19Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.
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