Who is amazing teen Olympic archer Megan Havers?
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At 16-years-old, Megan Havers has just sat her GCSEs and attended her year 11 prom but the rest of her summer is going to look very different to her friends'.
That's because Megan is going to be competing in the Olympic Games in Paris!
She's the youngest archer at the games and among the youngest athletes in Team GB.
Megan said: "When I go back to school, I'll be an Olympian. I can't wrap my head around how that works."
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Megan first tried archery on a family holiday
Megan was seven when she first tried archery on a family holiday.
She told In Your Area: "The instructor said I was a natural, and I ended up beating my granddad in a competition.
"For my eighth birthday, I got a beginner’s course, bought my first bow a few months later, and eventually started representing my county, region, and then the country.
"I was on my first senior team in March this year!"
Less than 10 years since first trying the sport, she's now the youngest athlete competing in archery.
Megan says she's "excited" to be part of Team GB.
“A month ago I graduated from secondary school, and then I had my prom and now I’m at the Games.
“Being young means I have a long career ahead of me and I hope to compete at more Games."
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