Nathan Macqueen: Last News

Addiewell archery ace Nathan Macqueen is on top of the world after securing double European gold – and the world number one spot.

Addiewell archer Nathan Macqueen is targeting European gold after scooping World silver.

Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterAddiewell archer Nathan Macqueen's Paralympic Games medal bid came to an end after he was eliminated in both the individual and mixed team events in Tokyo.The 30-year-old was taking part in his second Paralympic Games having represented Team GB at Rio 2016 but struggled to produce his best performances in the blistering heat in Japan.In Friday's individual compound ranking event, he shot a score of 680 to place 22nd.

medal.” Speaking to the Courier prior to heading across to Japan he admitted the one year delay in the competition could be a blessing in disguise after last year’s scheduled event was postponed due to the covid pandemic.He said: “It was a wee bit frustrating last year because you’re in the mindset that you are going but it was called off early enough to come to terms with it all fairly easily.“It was clearly the right thing to do in the situation and it gave me the chance to focus on the equipment and make changes that I wouldn’t have had the time to sort out if it had gone ahead last year.“There were negatives to not going last year but plenty more positives because I feel like I’m in a better place now than I would have been last

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West Lothian archer Nathan McQueen was devastated to hear that Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have been postponed.

West Lothian archer Nathan McQueen stayed on course for a shot at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a sterling performance at The Fazza International Championships in Dubai.