Know your Olympian: Archer Shehzana Anwar

Forget Katniss Everdeen or Merida from Brave, Shehzana Anwar is the real hero when it comes to archery. Here to shoot her way to stardom, she is representing Kenya in recurve archery in Rio Olympics kicking off today.

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On Aug 5, 2016
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She's the only Kenyan archer in the Olympics

Girl power! Put some RESPECK to her name.

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She's the first person to represent Kenya in archery in the Olympics after 20 years

Atta girl!

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She's also a true patriot

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She's the daughter of safari rally champion Azar Anwar

And she is coached by her mom, Tabasamu Anwar. Kenyans want to be part of this awesome family.

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She's ranked #198 in the world

But that won't stop her from going for Gold in the Olympics.

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She made her international debut in 2008

This is after starting archery in 2002.

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Look, she even likes Hunger Games

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And adores animals

Let's all just move on from the fact than one of her cats is named Mandazi.

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