Lorig wins twice in Olympic archery

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BEIJING--Khatuna Lorig, who competed for the Republic of Georgia in two Olympics but now lives in West Hollywood, advanced to the quarterfinals Tuesday in women’s archery, upsetting No. 7 seed Alison Williamson of Great Britain, 112-109, in the second round. Williamson is a five-time Olympian and finished third in Athens four years ago.

Lorig won in the first round, 107-105, over Virginie Arnold of France.

The next test for Lorig will be on Thursday against No. 10 Ana Maria Rendon of Colombia. Lorig is the No. 26 seed.

-- Randy Harvey

Olympic archer Khatuna Lorig is photographed at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, July 22, 2008. Lorig has represented three different countries in the Olympic Games; the Soviet Union in 1992, Georgia in ’96 and 2000 and the U.S. in 2008. photo by Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times