Archery Guyana’s Independence Open 2023: Persaud tops Men’s Recurve, Williams tops for women

…Zamaluddin tops men, Deoroop tops women in Barebow

Archery Guyana’s Independence Open sponsored by Massy Guyana and the National Sports Commission (NSC) got underway last Saturday, May 27 and Sunday May 28, at the Muslim Youth Organisation.
The enthusiastic archers enjoyed the friendly competition and camaraderie, and shot to the best of their abilities, some of whom bettered their ranking scores over previous competitions.

The ranking rounds were shot on Saturday, beginning with the men’s and women’s Barebow Division. Coming out on top of the men’s rankings, out of a possible 720 points, was Jeewanram Persaud with 633, followed by Muhammad Zamaluddin with 595, Afzal Karim with 495, Sean Duncan with 461, Jaza Percival with 370, Courtlee Rodrigues with 276 and Richard Dookie with 233.
In the women’s ranking rounds, Julie-Ann Williams topped with 367, followed by Theresa Deoroop’s 360, Karin Toppin’s 264, Bibi Saleema Salim’s 240 and Stephanie McTurk’s 93.

Following the Barebow event was the Recurve ranking rounds. In the men’s category, Jeewanram Persaud again came out on top with 611 points, as Sean Duncan followed up with 538 and Saeed Karim with a close 535. Robert Singh shot 507 and Jaza Percival 449.
Only 3 women shot for recurve ranking; Julie-Ann Williams topped with 426 points, Theresa Deoroop scored 418, and Bibi Saleema Salim scored 387.
The eliminations and finals were shot on Sunday, and made for exciting match-play. Trophies were awarded from first to fifth place.
In the Men’s Barebow Division Muhammad Zamaluddin surprised everyone by gaining 1st position over Jeewanram Persaud, who had to settle for 2nd, while 3rd place went to Afzal Karim, 4th place to Jaza Percival, and 5th place to Sean Duncan.
The women also saw excitement as Theresa Deoroop took 1st place over Julie-Ann Williams’s 2nd, while Bibi Saleema Salim placed 3rd, Karin Toppin 4th and Stephanie McTurk 5th.
In the Men’s Recurve Division, Jeewanram Persaud took 1st place, followed by Sean Duncan in 2nd, Robert Singh 3rd, Saeed Karim 4th and Jaza Percival 5th; while in the Women’s Recurve, Julie-Ann Williams took 1st place, while Bibi Saleema Salim came in 2nd and Theresa Deoroop 3rd.
The judges for the competition were Elizabeth Mason and Umasankar Madray.
Archery Guyana wishes to extend heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors: Massy Guyana, Guyana Beverages Inc, the National Sports Commission and Mr Azad Ibrahim, President of MYO, for making this competition a success.