Asian Games: Archer Fatin advances, compatriots fall
NAGOYA: Archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh has advanced to the quarter-finals of the women’s individual event, but it was the end of the road for her compound teammates at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games today.
NAGOYA - Archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh advanced to the quarter-finals of the women's individual event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, despite her compound teammates facing an unsuccessful campaign. In her first round match (1/16), Fatin narrowly defeated the United Arab Emirates' Amna Alawadhi 144-143. She then triumphed over Thailand's Kanoknapus Kaewchomphu 147-146 in their second round match (1/8) at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park.
A silver medalist at the World Cup this year, Fatin will face Park Jungyoon of South Korea in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
Iman Aisyah Norazam was eliminated during her opening round encounter (1/16) with Taiwan's Chen Fang Yi, after both archers were tied at 145 apiece, resulting in a shoot-off loss. In the men's individual compound events, Juwaidi Mazuki edged Japan's Naoki Komoto 149-145 in the first round but failed to progress, losing 147-145 to South Korea's Kim Jongho in the second round.
Alang Ghazalli narrowly beat Vietnam's Nguyen Van Day 148-147 in their opening round match but lost 149-145 to South Korea's Yonghee Choi in the second round.
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