Archery World Cup Puebla: Tang Chih-chun, Lee Tsai-chi Advance to Semifinals for Medals
Taiwanese archers Tang Chih-chun and Lee Tsai-chi have advanced to the semifinals at the Archery World Cup in Puebla. Tang Chih-chun will face Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mete Gazoz in the men's recurve, while Lee Tsai-chi will compete against Yu Qian of China in the women's recurve. This marks a strong individual performance for Taiwan after failing to reach the top four in team and mixed events.
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The Archery World Cup in Puebla is the first event of the year. Taiwan sent 4 men and 4 women each for recurve and compound bows. In the first two days of team and mixed events, no Taiwanese athletes advanced to the top 4.
In today's individual events, Taiwan's top men's recurve archer, Tang Chih-chun, first defeated a Turkish athlete 6-4 in the round of 32, then shot down the top-ranked French archer Baptiste Addis 6-2 in the round of 16 to enter the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Tang Chih-chun faced China's Wang Yan. Although he was once trailing 2-4, he then won two consecutive sets, successfully reversing the situation to advance to the semifinals on the final day, where he will face Turkish archer and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mete Gazoz.
Coach Liu Chan-ming told CNA that Tang Chih-chun had some equipment issues during the ranking round, which caused him to drop so far back. Fortunately, these issues were resolved in subsequent matches, allowing him to perform well in the elimination rounds.
Liu Chan-ming pointed out that although Tang Chih-chun was trailing in points during the quarterfinals, it was simply a matter of wind direction. "Tang Bao is a seasoned athlete, so he quickly adjusted, and his movements are naturally fluid, so his scores naturally rose."
Tang Chih-chun is particularly excited to face Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Gazoz. "These were all opponents from the Tokyo Olympics. I look forward to competing against them again and hope to inspire stronger fighting spirit and performance." Tang Chih-chun finished 4th in the men's recurve individual event at the Tokyo Olympics.
As for women's recurve, young Taiwanese archer Lee Tsai-chi also passed two rounds to enter the quarterfinals. Facing Turkish athlete Dunya Yenihayat, Lee Tsai-chi completely dominated her opponent, winning the three sets 28-27, 27-24, and 27-26 respectively, advancing 6-0 to the semifinals, where she will face China's Yu Qian.
The Chinese Taipei Archery Association held three selection trials for the Nagoya Asian Games from the end of last year to January this year, selecting the top 4 men and women in recurve and compound bows. They will participate in this week's Puebla, Mexico event and the Shanghai, China event on May 5. After the competitions, the top 3 athletes will be selected based on their points to participate in the Asian Games. (Editor: Hsu Rui-cheng) 1150411
In today's individual events, Taiwan's top men's recurve archer, Tang Chih-chun, first defeated a Turkish athlete 6-4 in the round of 32, then shot down the top-ranked French archer Baptiste Addis 6-2 in the round of 16 to enter the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Tang Chih-chun faced China's Wang Yan. Although he was once trailing 2-4, he then won two consecutive sets, successfully reversing the situation to advance to the semifinals on the final day, where he will face Turkish archer and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mete Gazoz.
Coach Liu Chan-ming told CNA that Tang Chih-chun had some equipment issues during the ranking round, which caused him to drop so far back. Fortunately, these issues were resolved in subsequent matches, allowing him to perform well in the elimination rounds.
Liu Chan-ming pointed out that although Tang Chih-chun was trailing in points during the quarterfinals, it was simply a matter of wind direction. "Tang Bao is a seasoned athlete, so he quickly adjusted, and his movements are naturally fluid, so his scores naturally rose."
Tang Chih-chun is particularly excited to face Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Gazoz. "These were all opponents from the Tokyo Olympics. I look forward to competing against them again and hope to inspire stronger fighting spirit and performance." Tang Chih-chun finished 4th in the men's recurve individual event at the Tokyo Olympics.
As for women's recurve, young Taiwanese archer Lee Tsai-chi also passed two rounds to enter the quarterfinals. Facing Turkish athlete Dunya Yenihayat, Lee Tsai-chi completely dominated her opponent, winning the three sets 28-27, 27-24, and 27-26 respectively, advancing 6-0 to the semifinals, where she will face China's Yu Qian.
The Chinese Taipei Archery Association held three selection trials for the Nagoya Asian Games from the end of last year to January this year, selecting the top 4 men and women in recurve and compound bows. They will participate in this week's Puebla, Mexico event and the Shanghai, China event on May 5. After the competitions, the top 3 athletes will be selected based on their points to participate in the Asian Games. (Editor: Hsu Rui-cheng) 1150411