Fatin makes confidence-boosting start in Nagoya
NAGOYA: Compound archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh is feeling confident ahead of Sunday's women’s team event after opening her campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a solid performance in qualifying on Saturday.
NAGOA: Archery sensation Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh is optimistic going into Sunday's women's team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games after a strong qualifying performance on Saturday. The compound archer scored 700 in the first round and 351 in the second, placing her 11th overall at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park. Her fellow archers, Iman Aisyah Norazam and Aina Syazwana Abdul Muhaimin, followed with scores of 693 and 683 respectively, securing the 23rd and 35th positions.
Fatin and Iman have both clinched their spots in the first round of the individual event, which will take place on Monday. The duo qualified eighth in the team event with a combined score of 2,076. The veteran archer, who won silver at the Archery World Cup earlier this year, expressed her confidence in Nagoya. Despite some rain and wind during her qualifying round, Fatin felt she performed well, shooting close to her national record of 704.
With the team event scheduled for Sunday, Fatin and her teammates are focused on giving their best performance. Archery is known as a mental game, and the archers will need to stay focused throughout. In the men's individual recurve qualifiers, Evan Rich Chong Qi Wei secured his spot in the first round with a 20th place finish in the qualifying round. His teammates, Haiqal Danish and Quik Chern Xin, placed 40th and 43rd respectively. The team event will also be held on Sunday.
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