Bangladesh clinched gold in the Asia Cup Archery Stage-2, with the women’s compound team clinching a 230-220 win over Kazakhstan in the final in Iraq on Wednesday.
The team of Bonna Akter, Sreeporna Biswas, and Kulsum Akter Mone shot scores of 57, 57, 58, and 58 to finish with a collective 230.
Their opponents, Kazakhstan responded with scores of scores of 55, 52, 56, and 57 for a total of 220.
Bangladesh clinched gold in the Asia Cup Archery Stage-2, with the women’s compound team clinching a 230-220 win over Kazakhstan in the final in Iraq on Wednesday.
The team of Bonna Akter, Sreeporna Biswas, and Kulsum Akter Mone shot scores of 57, 57, 58, and 58 to finish with a collective 230.
Their opponents, Kazakhstan responded with scores of scores of 55, 52, 56, and 57 for a total of 220.
Meanwhile, in the compound mixed event final, Bangladesh’s Rakib Ahmed Newaz and Bonna lost to Kazakhstan 153-142.
The men’s compound team of Himu Bachhar, Tariqul Islam and Rakib Newaz also fell short in the final, losing to Kazakhstan 230-224.
In the compound women’s individual event, Kulsum Akter Moni won bronze, beating Kazakhstan’s Ayazhan 116-110.
Bonna has the chance to win one more medal, when she faces Kazakhstan’s archer Milana on Thursday. On the same day, Bangladesh’s recurve men’s and women’s teams will compete for a place in the final.
Traditional powerhouses like South Korea, India and China skipped the second stage of the competition.