Archery at the home of cricket

You’ve probably heard several cricketers gushing about being on the Honours Boards at Lord’s and heard all about the heaps of tradition behind the ground. Could the hallowed turf be special to a Korean archer though? Now, with the English domestic season complete, it is.

South Korean Olympic gold-medallist Im Dong-hyun broke his own world record at Lord’s on Monday, in an archery tournament designed to be a test run ahead of next year’s Olympics. In September, Lord’s had been designated as the Olympics archery venue. The archers will have to shoot over the square, with the famous pavilion as the backdrop. Touches of William Tell at the village square then?