Archery Focuses On Individuals After Teams Are Eliminated, Riau Ega: Trying To Be More Consistent And Shoot Better

Indonesian men's team archery (Photo: KOI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian men's team archery team lost 6-0 to Great Britain in the Tokyo Olympics quarter-final elimination round, Monday, July 26. Now, the team is focused on individual numbers.

Riau Ega Agatha, Arif Dwi Pangestu, and Bagas Prastyadi scored 51, 52 and 51, while the Great Britain team, which was reinforced by Tom Hall, Patrick Huston, and James Woodgate, scored 55, 53 and 55 in three sets.

This result will be used as an evaluation material for the individual events, which will start on Tuesday, when Arif faces German athlete Florian Unruh.

Meanwhile Bagas, Ega, and Diananda Choirunisa still have two days to practice because they will compete on Thursday, 29 July.

"I got the bottom pool and will play in the afternoon. So, I will practice in the afternoon too. I will try to be more consistent. The key is to focus on yourself, shoot better and focus,” said Ega, who has made two appearances in this Olympics.

Meanwhile, responding to the results of the men's team team, Permadi coach Sandra Wibawa admitted that his team still could not overcome the gust of wind in Yumenoshima.

Permadi emphasized that the wind was blowing faster than the previous days.

"We did our best, but this is the result. We rarely encounter wind conditions like this in Jakarta. But so far, my friends have tried to give the best," Permadi said in an official statement received by the editors.

Indonesian men's team archery team (Photo: KOI)

"Today, we received information from the rowing coach that the wind was stronger than before, like a small storm. This made it difficult for the team because they were not prepared for strong winds," he added.