Kolkata, November 17: India opened the 16th Asian Archery Championship at Bali (Indonesia) in a positive note with the Indian men’s compound team totaling 4050 points in the FITA round qualification to rank third overall. The women’s recurve team occupied fourth spot with a total of 3941 points on Tuesday.
The men’s compound team consisted of National champion C. Srither, Kh. Ratan Singh and Isiah R. Sanam. The women’s recurve side had Rimil Buriuly, Laxmirani Majhi and Chekrovolu Swuro as members.
Individually, Srither was the best Indian in the ranking round being placed at second. The best women recurve archer was Rimil Buriuly at ninth.
Men’s recurve and women’s compound events will be gone through on Wednesday.
As many as 400 archers from 32 countries are participating in the four-day championship. The continental qualification for youth Olympics will also be held during the meet.
India have already booked a maximum of two berths (men and women) through Atanu Das and Seema Verma at the Youth World Championship at Ogden (US) in July this year.
The results: Ranking round, men’s compound: 2. C. Srither 1375 points, 10. Palton Hansda 1346, 13. Kh. Ratan Singh 1342, 15. Isiah R. Sanam 1333 (15th). Team: 3. India (Srither, Ratan and Sanam) 4050.
Women’s recurve: 9. Rimil Buriuly 1314, 12. Laxmirani Majhi 1310, 19. Chekrovolu Swuro 1290, 31. Reena Kumari 1242. Team 4. India (Rimil, Laxmi and Chekrovolu) 3941.
Press Release from Archery Association of India
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