MIRI: The Sarawak archery team led by national high performance sports unit (USPTN) Sarawak coach, Ricky Yee won a total of two gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals at the Bakat Pelapis Negeri Siri 1/2017 Carnival.
The carnival was organised by USPTN in Perlis from April 21 to 23.
The purpose of the carnival is to enhance and raise the performance level of the athletes and to strengthen sportsmanship among the participants.
The six archers who represented Sarawak in this carnival are under Coach Yee’s USPTN training programme.
Cindy Lim won the first gold medal for Sarawak in Individual Girls Under 13 category while Liu You Jie won the first silver medal in Individual Boys Under 13.
Cindy Lim once again shot her second gold medal in the Individual Girls Under 12 as Liu You Jie added her second silver in the Individual Boys Under 12 event.
Liu You Wei contributed the bronze medal in the Individual Boys Under 15 category.
Sarawak’s second bronze was won by the Boys Under 15 which comprised Liu You Wei, Hanson Lim and Adam Aiman in the team event.
Cindy Lim also won the Under 13 Girls best archer award in the tournament.
Yee extended his thank to USPTN Sarawak person-in-charge, Awang and Ikmal for their support and trust in him to train and lead the Miri team to achieve the results in less than a month.
He commended the archers for their high level performance during the competition and making a name for Sarawak.
“The competition are a great way for archers and coaches to gain experience and continue to improve themselves.
“Good sportsmanship promotes a positive attitude as opposed to negative attitudes such as giving excuses for poor performance or blaming others for their loss.
“To all archers out there, there are no shortcuts to success. Have the courage to accept challenges and continue to strive for self-improvement,” he said.
Meanwhile, those interested to take archery as a sport here can contact Ricky Yee at 012 8389668 or email to xtunearcheryclubmiri@gmail.com.
