Kolkata, February 17, 2012: Seven Indian archers have entered the individual semifinals of different categories of the first Asian Grand Prix at Bangkok today.
Mangal Singh Champia, who is more known as a strong archer in team events, made it to the individual semifinals after 2007, and will play Spain’s Elisa Cuesta for a place in the men’s recurve final. Another team player, Chekrovolu Swuro will take on Bishindee Urangungalay of Mongolia in the women’s recurve semifinals.
Three Indian compound archers moved into the last four stage. National champion Rajat Chauhan will take on Nguyen Tien Cuong of Vietnam and Ch. Jignas and Ritul Chatterjee will play each other in semifinals. If Chauhan managed to prevail over the Vietnamese, it could be 1-2-3 for India for the first time at a Continental meet.
In the women’s compound section, veteran Jhano Hansdah and young Gagandeep Kaur will meet Ngeain Aung of Myanmar and Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh of Malaysia respectively.
All the semifinals and the finals of the individual sections will be played tomorrow.
The rest of the Indians failed to go past the quarterfinals stage.
Former compound men’s National champion Chinna Raju Srither was the lone Indian to lose in quarterfinals.
The draw of luck pitted World Junior Champion Deepika Kumari and Chekrovolu Swuro in the pre-quarterfinals where the older Indian triumphed.
Two other Indian women recurve archers, L. Bombayla Devi and Rimil Buriuly, too were eliminated in the pre-quarterfianls.
Manjudha Soy and debutante Parveena went out of contention in the women’s compound individual section in the last 16 stage.
A Press release
Mangal Singh Champia, who is more known as a strong archer in team events, made it to the individual semifinals after 2007, and will play Spain’s Elisa Cuesta for a place in the men’s recurve final. Another team player, Chekrovolu Swuro will take on Bishindee Urangungalay of Mongolia in the women’s recurve semifinals.
Three Indian compound archers moved into the last four stage. National champion Rajat Chauhan will take on Nguyen Tien Cuong of Vietnam and Ch. Jignas and Ritul Chatterjee will play each other in semifinals. If Chauhan managed to prevail over the Vietnamese, it could be 1-2-3 for India for the first time at a Continental meet.
In the women’s compound section, veteran Jhano Hansdah and young Gagandeep Kaur will meet Ngeain Aung of Myanmar and Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh of Malaysia respectively.
All the semifinals and the finals of the individual sections will be played tomorrow.
The rest of the Indians failed to go past the quarterfinals stage.
Former compound men’s National champion Chinna Raju Srither was the lone Indian to lose in quarterfinals.
The draw of luck pitted World Junior Champion Deepika Kumari and Chekrovolu Swuro in the pre-quarterfinals where the older Indian triumphed.
Two other Indian women recurve archers, L. Bombayla Devi and Rimil Buriuly, too were eliminated in the pre-quarterfianls.
Manjudha Soy and debutante Parveena went out of contention in the women’s compound individual section in the last 16 stage.
A Press release
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