Archery is a national and the most popular sport in Bhutan.


I was expecting more traditional wooden bows and arrows to be used, but they obviously take the sport seriously and were using compound bows and aluminium arrows.


There were targets at either end of the range and they would alternate between both of them.


It was my first time seeing competitive archery up close and was amazed by both the speed (300+ kph) and almost silence of the arrows.


Although it is largely a male-dominated sport in Bhutan, apparently women sometimes participate too.


An archer wearing a gho, a knee-length robe that is the traditional and national dress for men in Bhutan.