Hangzhou 2022 APG Archery: China favourite in recurve, wheelchair events; India eye glory in compound events

High-quality action is on the cards when the archery competition get underway at the at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games from October 23 to 28.

As many as 133 archers from 23 nations will be vying for glory over six days with 15 gold medals will be at stake at the Fuyang Shooting and Archery range in Hangzhou.

Whilst the home nation archers are expected to rule the shooting field, some old rivalries including Islamic Republic of Iran’s Zahra Nemati vs. China’s Wu Chunyan in women’s individual recurve W1 competition will be on display.

At the Pilsen 2023 World Archery Para Championships three months ago, China finished on top with seven gold medals and the hosts will hope to continue the momentum in Hangzhou.

For Chunyan, the triple world champion in Pilsen 2023, it will be her only chance to put up a great show in front of her home fans and she will be hoping of pull off a golden show making the most of home advantage.

Though the Chinese will have a hard job with Nemati whose sights will have set on gold – she is a double Paralympic gold medallist is arguably the most popular and successful female Paralympian to come from Iran.