Archery to have full 10 events at next Asian Games

Archery to have full 10 events at next Asian Games

The
Jakarta-Palembang
2018
Asiad
had
added
the
mixed
disciplines
but
removed
the
two
individual
events
in
the
compound
section.

“But
this
time
there
would
be
a
full
slate
of
10
competitions
including
the
compound
men’s
and
women’s
individual
section,”
a
World
Archery
official
told
PTI
here.

With
India
boasting
a
strong
compound
team,
the
development
would
uplift
the
spirit
of
Indian
archers.
In
2018,
India
had
returned
with
only
two
silver
medals
–
both
in
compound
sections
(men’s
and
women’s
teams).

The
2022
Asian
Games
is
slated
in
Hangzhou
in
China
from
September
10-25.
The
World
Archery
Asia
Congress
also
re-elected
Chung
Euisun
as
its
president.

Meanwhile,
Archery
Association
of
India
secretary
general
Pramod
Chandurkar
was
elected
as
an
executive
member
of
the
WAA
at
its
Congress
here.

Chandurkar
said
they’re
aiming
to
bring
the
next
edition
of
the
Asian
Archery
Championships
to
India.

“We
will
push
for
the
2022
Asian
Championships.
Our
focus
would
be
to
improve
the
sport
at
grassroots
level
in
India,”
Chandurkar
said.

The
WAA
consists
of
28
countries
with
five
executive
members
and
three
vice-presidents.