Six new records set as national archery cup concludes

NDO – The 2015 National Archery Cup wrapped up in Hanoi on April 21 after six days of competition, witnessing Hanoi taking the top honour with 21 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze medals; and six new national records being established.

Tra Vinh came in second place overall securing four gold, two silver and one bronze medal, while the third-place position went to Soc Trang, which took home two gold, three silver and two bronze medals.

Hanoi proved their absolute superiority over the remaining teams, accounting for five of the six new records set, achieved by Nguyen Tien Cuong in the men’s compound (three strings) 90m (346 points) and 50mx2 (701 points), Le Thi Thu Hien in the women’s recurve (one string) (340 points), Loc Thi Dao in the women’s recurve 70mx2 (640 points) and Chu Duc Anh in the men’s recurve 70mx2 (639 points).

The remaining record was set in the women’s compound 50mx2 category by Le Ngoc Huyen of Vinh Long (686 points).

The 2015 National Archery Cup took place at the Hanoi National Sports Training Centre, with more than 90 archers representing 14 teams from across the country competing for singles, doubles and team medals in the recurve and compound events, with distances of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.

The tournament aimed to discover and select outstanding athletes for national archery teams in preparation for upcoming regional and international competitions.

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