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.
CONGRATULATIONS WAP TEAM!!! THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION INDEED!!!
The Philippine Archery Team won 12 medals in the 6th Southeast Asian Open Archery Championships on Monday in Yangon, Myanmar.
The Philippines bagged six gold, four silver and two bronze medals at the end of the five-day tournament. Filipino archers pit their skills against participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, guest team Hong Kong and host Myanmar.
The Philippine national archery team during the 6th South East Asian Open Archery Championships in Yangon, Myanmar. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Mary Queen Ybanez won silver and Nicole Marie Tagle bronze in the finals of the women’s Olympic round.
In the compound division, Former recurve champion Rachelle Anne Dela Cruz, using her new bow, won the gold in the qualification round. She also won silver in the team and mixed team events with Paul Marton Dela Cruz.
Paul Dela Cruz, meanwhile, bagged one gold and one bronze in the men’s qualification and team events, respectively.
“This is the effort of all the archers and the coaching staff, and basing on this tournament we are encouraged to train more,” said World Archery Philippines (WAP) Secretary General Rosendo Sombrio in an interview on Tuesday.
Sombrio said they have already evaluated the archers’ performance during the meet for the purpose of improving their training upon their return to the country.
The other members of the team are Gabriel Moreno, Flor Matan, Syd Fraginal, Allen Raquipo, Nicole Tagle, Jennifer Chan, Niron Concepcion, Joseph Bague, and Andrea Robles.
The WAP archers will soon prepare for the national archery championships slated in February in Cebu.
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