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Para archers bring home two silver, two bronze medals from Phuket

S. Suresh finishes second in men’s recurve final while Wiro Julin-Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil runners-up in mixed team compound final

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 28 Mar 2022 5:00PM

Para archers bring home two silver, two bronze medals from Phuket — 2019 world champion S. Suresh manages to finish second in the men’s recurve final of the Phuket Asia Para Archery Tournament 2022 in Thailand. – Bernama pic, March 28, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian archers concluded the Phuket Asia Para Archery Tournament 2022 in Thailand with two silver and two bronze medals today.

S. Suresh, the 2019 world champion, could only finish second in the world ranking event after losing 6-0 to Thai Hanreuchai Netsiri in the men’s recurve final.

Wiro Julin-Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil contributed Malaysia’s second silver after going down 151-138 to Thais Praphaporn Homjanthuek-Comsan Singpirom in the mixed team compound final.

Wiro and Nur Jannaton, meanwhile, finished third in the men and women’s individual compound events respectively after defeating Thai archers in the bronze medal match-ups.

Wiro edged Phromruethon Tanakhan 128-115 while Nur Jannaton overcame Rhomshalee Katemongkon 131-122. – Bernama, March 28, 2022