ARCHERY Guyana’s Qualification round of the World Archery Americas’ Online Archery Cup of the Americas DC continued with more top performances from some of Guyana’s veteran archers. 

Action continued on the 23rd and 25th,  with 3 males, Umasankar Madray, Nicholas Hing and Robert Singh along with 2 females Talitha Kissoon and Samira Duncan, competing in the recurve 18m distance shoot.

While the competition was strong among the archers, Umasankar finished the match with 298 points. He experienced some difficulties with his new equipment, resulting in an unusually low-scoring sequence. Hing started off strong but faltered under the sweltering heat and ended the match with a total of 338 points.

Senior Indoors and Outdoors Champion, Singh, was able to sustain a reasonable average under the adverse conditions, ending the match with a total of 404 points.

The 2 female competitors Junior Female Champion Talitha, showcased her natural talent hitting the 10 spot 5 times but was obviously affected by a lack of match practice, ending with a score of 245.

Duncan, also affected by lack of practice, had a slow start but her scoring gathered momentum during the match and closed with a total of 347.

The Online Archery Cup of the Americas is a World Archery Americas-sanctioned competition seeking to advance the spirit of competing on a virtual arena, whilst abiding with the COVID-19 safety measures across the Americas (North, South & Central America and the Caribbean).