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Archers hunt Olympic slots from World Cup

Vietnam’s best archers will seek Olympic spots when they compete at the Archery World Cup.
Archers hunt Olympic slots from World Cup ảnh 1Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhi and Do Thi Anh Nguyet will take part in the Archery World Cup's stages starting from April. (Photo: thuathienhue.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam’s best archers willseek Olympic spots when they compete at the Archery World Cup.

The World Cup has four stages. The first one is scheduled forApril 23 to 28 in Shanghai, China. The second stage is held from May 21-26 inYecheon, the Republic of Korea. The third stage is from June 18-23 in Antalya,Turkey. The final stage will be in September with the venue being confirmedlater.

The Antalya leg will also host the final qualifier for the Paris2024 Olympic Games, with both team and individual quotas available.

The best eight archers of each category will advance to anadditional stage to contest the Archery World Cup Final.

Vietnam’s national team is in intensive training at Hanoi'sNational Sports Training Centre No 1, asking archers to perform to the best oftheir abilities for the Olympic qualification which is their most importanttask of the year.

“We have invested the maximum on the key players to get ready andparticipate in the 2024 World Cup," said Phan Trong Quan of the SportsAuthority of Vietnam's Archery Department.

"These are events where my players can collect points fortheir world rankings and receive direct spots if they take medals. It isopportunity for us to qualify for the Paris Olympics."

The International Olympic Committee offers 128 official places to64 male and 64 female athletes to Paris this summer.

Vietnam have not won any place in archery so far but target atleast one. The World Cup is the last tournament for them to try.

Among 14 key athletes, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhi and Do Thi Anh Nguyetare among the best with potential to get high results internationally.

The duo not only dominated the national tournament but also madetheir names in regional competitions.

Nhi won an individual gold and team bronze at the 2022 ASIA Cup -SHARJAH in Qatar after two golds at the Singapore Open event.

Nguyet also championed at the Singapore Open and took silver andbronze at the 31st SEA Games 2022 in Hanoi.

In 2023, Nhi, Nguyet and teammates took part in several Olympicqualification events including the world championship, Asian Games and theAsian championship. However, none of them was successful.

Vietnam first came to Olympics at the 2020 Tokyo Games when NguyenHoang Phi Vu and Nguyet took their official slots./.
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