Lyon wins Silver

Jason Lyon of Canada won a silver medal in the men’s individual recurve at the Commonwealth Games to win Canada’s third archery medal.

As the Commonwealth Games third seed entering the semi-final, he was able to defeat the number 2 seed, India’s Jayanta Talukdar to advance to the finals. In the finals, Jason faced India’s Rahul Banerjee, who is the No. 15 seed in the World and No. 1 seed in at these Commonwealth Games.  Jason shot very well and forced six ends however fell a single point short of the gold medal.

Read all about the finals on FITA website.

Congratulations Jason.

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