Archers suffer early exits in team events
NAGOYA: National archers endured a tough day in the team competitions at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday and were unable to advance in their respective events.
NAGOYA: Malaysian archers faced early setbacks in team events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, failing to progress in their respective competitions. The compound, mixed team duo of Juwaidi Mazuki and Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh narrowly lost 19-18 to Indonesia in a shoot-off after being tied 156-156 in the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park.
Juwaidi attributed their loss to the almost-perfect weather conditions that made the match very close, noting that their 156 score was the best they had ever achieved. He emphasized the role of luck in shoot-offs, likening it to flipping a coin. Malaysia had previously lost to Bhutan 229-228 in the men's team event.
In the recurve discipline, Evan Rich Cong Qi Wei and Ariana Nur Dania Zairi also suffered a similar fate in the mixed team event, losing 19-16 to Taiwan after being tied 4-4 in the second round. They had earlier blown a 4-0 lead against Timor-Leste. Ariana, Ku Nurin Ku Ruzaini, and Joey Tan lost 6-2 to Indonesia in the women's team event after being tied 5-5 in the first round. The early rounds of the individual events will be held on Monday.
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