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Guyana’s Mixed Archery Team start the Central American and Caribbean Games
Kaieteur Sports – Guyana’s Target Archery athletes Devin Permaul and Roshini Boodhoo completed their qualification rounds at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo on Friday.
In their individual recurve quests under sweltering conditions and high humidity, Permaul, seeded 25th in the Recurve Men event. He will move to the next phase of the competition, the elimination round matches, where he will face 8th-seeded Adrian Muñoz Rodríguez of Puerto Rico in the Round of 32.
While Boodhoo, seeded 29th in the tournament, will take on 4th seeded and world number 6 ranked Ana Paula Vázquez Flores of Mexico.
Devin Permaul prepares to take aim.
The matches will be contested under the World Archery Olympic set system, with the first archer to reach six set points advancing to the next round.
Traveling with the athletes is National Head Coach Ryan McKinnon who together with President of the Federation Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon praised both athletes for their hard work and preparation leading up to this point.
Guyana’s Roshini Boodhoo (right) will take on 4th seeded and world number 6 ranked Ana Paula Vázquez Flores of Mexico in her next match.
Archery Guyana’s President said “Devin and Roshini have worked tirelessly to reach this level of competition. Qualifying for and now able to represent our nation Guyana at the Central American and Caribbean Games is an achievement in itself, and we are proud of their dedication and commitment. We wish them every success as they compete against some of the world’s best archers.”
Both athletes will next compete on today, with Boodhoo shooting at 2:00 pm and Permaul at 3:30 pm local time. The live scoring can be followed online at www.ianseo.net
Archery Guyana extends its best wishes to both athletes as they shoot under the Golden Arrowhead in one of the region’s biggest sporting stages. We know this is a difficult time for our nation as we mourn the loss of lives on the MV Barima. In this time of grief, we hope that participation in sport will provide comfort, healing and unity as we stand together as one nation.
Many positive wishes and energy from Guyana to our archery team as you continue your quest.
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