Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese archers on May 17 werequalified for the finals of the men’s and women’s teams recurve at the ongoing SEAGames 31 on home soil.
In the men’s team recurve, Nong Van Linh, Nguyen Duy and ChuDuc Anh took down their Philippine rivals 5-4 and will face defending championsIndonesia in the final.
The Vietnamese women’s team, which is the gold medallist ofthe previous SEA Games, will face the Philippines in the final after a 6-2 winover Malaysia.
After three days of competition, Vietnamese archers havebooked their spots in the finals of four events and five bronze medal matches.
They will compete in the finals of the women’s individual andteam compound on May 19.
At SEA Games 30, Vietnam claimed three gold, two silver andone bronze medal in archery. This year, the team targets 2-4 golds across 10 events.
SEA Games 31, themed “For a Stronger South East Asia”, isbeing held in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring provinces and cities until May 23.
It features 40 sports with 523 events, attracting around10,000 participants. The biennial event was initially slated for late 2021 butdelayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic./.