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National para archer Suresh qualifies for Phuket semis

S. Suresh manages to enter semi-finals of men’s recurve event at Phuket Asia Para Archery Tournament 2022

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 25 Mar 2022 7:30PM

National para archer Suresh qualifies for Phuket semis
National para archer S. Suresh advances to the semi-finals after scoring 611 points to finish second in the qualifying round, five points behind Thailand’s Hanreuchai Netsiri. – Raaga (Malaysia) Facebook pic, March 25, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – National para archer S. Suresh has qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s recurve event at the Phuket Asia Para Archery Tournament 2022 in Thailand.

Suresh, 28, advanced after accumulating 611 points to finish second in the qualifying round today.

He scored 299 points from the 70m distance in the first set before doing even better with 312 points in the second set.

He finished just five points behind Thailand’s Hanreuchai Netsiri (616 pts), whose compatriot Pornchai Phimthong (571 pts) was third.

Suresh, who was named the National Paralympic Sportsman at the 2019/2020 National Sports Award (ASN) on Tuesday (March 22), is set to face Phimthong in the semi-finals tomorrow. – Bernama, March 25, 2022

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