Guyana continues to represent at International Remote Archery Competition
Continuing in the 60x ISOL Remote Shoot Competition, Guyana fielded three archers Sunday, June 7 in the 10th stage of this novel virtual competition.
Archers Robert Singh and Nicholas Hing shooting at 30 metres in Stage 10 of Sunday’s 60x ISOL Remote Shoot
With the focus on maintaining fitness and competitiveness during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and quarantine measures, all athletes are required to maintain the strict safety guidelines while competing, either from home or other venues.
Competing in the 30m categories, Winnette Lawrence and Robert Singh were joined by Nicholas Hing, with Lawrence in the Compound Division and Singh and Hing in the Recurve Division. Both comprising two sessions of 36 arrows each.
Singh, on his second venture at this competition, scored 564/720 and placed fifth in a group of eight archers, and Hing in his first, scored 450/720 placing eighth. Singh commented that his scores improved compared with the last stage (9). This improvement he attributed to continued focus and the competitive atmosphere of the tournament. He also said that he was using this experience to improve on his consistency in scoring in his ends, thus improving on his overall scores.
Lawrence, on her third venture in this competition, scored 662/720 placing ninth in a group of 15 archers.
As previously mentioned, registration is done online and athletes choose which session and division they would shoot. Scaled-down target faces are used to suit the specified distances for those shooting from home with limited space. Equipment inspection is done by taking a photo of bow and arrows, as well as target faces and sent online. A QR code is then sent for archers to log in and send scores after every end along with pictures of arrows in target for scoring.
The competition continues next Sunday, June 14 with stage 11, as Archery Guyana urges archers with access to ranges or home facilities to participate.
All archers are mandated to observe their national health and safety requirements and the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) guidelines for prevention of COVID-19.
