Archery: Singh grabs 2 bronzes at Barbados Senior Games 2023
Guyana’s sole representative at the Barbados Senior Games 2023, Robert Singh won two bronzes in the sport of archery.
The 2023 Barbados National Senior Games Archery competition was held over the weekend at the World Archery Barbados (WAB) facility, Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, Wildey, St Michael, Barbados on Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Singh, representing Archery Guyana, competed in the recurve bow age category of 55-59 and in an impromptu intercountry competition.
A look at the participants gearing up to take their aim
The Barbados National Senior Games was first held in 2002. The concept of the games is to promote “Active Ageing”, and improved healthy lifestyles ultimately leading to an improved quality of life and longevity among the Barbadian population. The Archery competition encompassed three of the traditional archery bow styles with modifications in distances shot, and was held in accordance with the current rules and regulations of World Archery (WA)
The competition was also attended by a Trinidadian team.
The competition format was the “900” American round, which was shot each day as follows:
30 arrows from 60 yards – five ends of 6 arrows
30 arrows from 50 yards – five ends of 6 arrows
30 arrows from 40 yards – five ends of 6 arrows
The maximum time permitted for an archer to shoot an end of six arrows is four minutes.
Singh as a matter of note had never competed at those distances previously.
His category results were:
Robert Singh (Guy) – Bronze
Andre Gopee (TT) – Silver
Kurt Meyer (TT) – Gold
