As one of four women hoping to represent Japan at the World Archery Championships, 16-year-old Waka Sonoda is right on target to make her Olympic dreams a reality.
Having started her athletic career by chance after she visited a local archery range with her mother, Sonoda quickly rose to the top of the ranks and was chosen to train in the Japanese Olympic Committee's national elite academy in her third year of junior high.
"When I hit the 10-ring (bullseye), I feel a sense of accomplishment. It feels good," she said of her success in the sport that first appeared at the 1900 Olympics in Paris.