Latest update April 18th, 2025 8:12 AM
Persaud tops Men Recurve, Williams wins for women, Zamaluddin leads men and Deoroop heads women in Barebow
Archery Guyana’s Massy Guyana & NSC sponsored Independence Open 2023…
The Winners of The 2023 Independence Open; [L-R] Bibi Saleema Salim, Julia-Ann Williams, Sean Duncan, Theresa Deoroop, Jaza Percival, Jeewanram Persaud, Robert Singh and Saeed Karim.
Julie-Ann Williams [1st Place Recurve Women]
Theresa Deoroop [1st Place Barebow Women]
In the women’s Ranking rounds, Julie-Ann Williams topped off with 367, followed by Theresa Deoroop’s 360, Karin Toppin’s 264, Bibi Saleema Salim’s 240 and Stephanie McTurk’s 93.
Following the Barebow event was the Recurve Ranking Rounds. In the Men’s category, Jeewanram Persaud again came out on top with 611 points, as Sean Duncan followed up with 538 and Saeed Karim with a close 535, Robert Singh shot 507 and Jaza Percival 449.
Only 3 women shot for recurve ranking; Julie-Ann Williams who topped with 426 points, followed by Theresa Deoroop with 418, and Bibi Saleema Salim with 387.
The eliminations and finals were shot off on Sunday which made for exciting match-play. Trophies were awarded from first to fifth place.
Jeewanram Persaud [1st Place Recurve Men]
Muhammad Zamaluddin [1st Place Barebow Men]
The women also saw excitement as Theresa Deoroop took 1st place over Julie-Ann Williams’ 2nd, while Bibi Saleema Salim placed 3rd, Karin Toppin 4th and Stephanie McTurk 5th.
In the Men’s Recurve Division, Jeewanram Persaud took 1st place followed by Sean Duncan in 2nd, Robert Singh 3rd, Saeed Karim 4th and Jaza Percival 5th, while in the Women’s Recurve Julie-Ann Williams took 1st Place, while Bibi Saleema Salim came in 2nd, and Theresa Deoroop 3rd.
The judges for the competition were Elizabeth Mason and Umasankar Madray.
Archery Guyana wishes to extend heartfelt gratitude to our sponsors; Massy Guyana, Guyana Beverages Inc, The National Sports Commission and Mr Azad Ibrahim President of MYO for making this competition a success.
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