Archery "remote" held international competition New Corona May 10 14:49
As sports competitions are postponed or canceled one after another due to the spread of new coronavirus infection, archery has a unique competition where top athletes compete at each practice location and compete remotely. I will.
This competition was planned by World Archery, an archery international competition group, that the lights of sports should not be turned off even when people's daily lives are lost all over the world. Eight men and women in the top rankings participate from home and practice places.
The qualifying was held on the 1st of this month, and the final tournament based on the ranking started on the 9th and was broadcast to the world via the Internet.
The men's quarter-finals of the first match were played by Andre Fausta from Norway, who won the World Championship under 21 last year, and Steve Anderson from the United States who was the gold medalist at the 2016 World Championship.
The compound originally competes at a distance of 50 meters, but in consideration of the environment such as a practice field, a special rule of 18 meters was held on this day, and the two people hit the center point of 10 points one after another. ..
In the match, Fausta, who hit 13 out of 15 with 10 points, won by 148 vs 146, and in a special environment, the unique atmosphere of the competition of top players who concentrate on each one and compete in the competition, Fun all over the world.
Fausta said, “I was just a little lucky with the 10-point arrow at the end of the line, I needed more practice, but I am happy with the result,” he said with a smile.
The tournament is due to be held on the 17th of this month, and the winners will be awarded the prize money.