World Archery Philippines World Archery Philippines is the national governing body for archery in the Philippines. It used to be known as the Philippine Archers’ National Network and Alliance (PANNA) and the Archery Federation of the Philippines prior to that. It is accredited by the World Archery Federation, the governing body for the sport of archery in the world.
Originally published by Judith Caringal for DZSR Sports Radio News.
Amaya Paz-Cojuan
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Paz-Cojuangco, a PSA major awardee bagged the silver in the Women’s Compound Individual event , led Jennifer Chan and Joan Tabanag to another silver in the Women’s Team competition and to the Mixed team bronze with Jeff Adriano.
Paz-Cojuangco told Sports Radio that though she failed to duplicate last year’s 2-gold and one-silver win, she is content with this year’s showing considering that she has yet to reach her peak form in this opening tournament of the archery season, setting the game plan for the rest of the year in terms of equipment and training.
She plans to compete in the next Asian Cup in China and the World Cup in Antalya, Turkey in June.
Some misfortune in the last ends of the finals cost us two gold medals, with Aya losing to India’s Manee-Sombatkul Kanyavee, 138-142, and the Philippine Women’s team yielding to Malaysia, 217-224, and then bowing to Kazakhstan , 148-149 in the Mixed event for the bronze medal.
The Pinoy Recurve specialists led by Gabriel Moreno and Rachelle dela Cruz, who are preparing for the last Olympic Qualifier in Turkey, failed to make it to the medal column.
