International Archery Tournament Held in Suwon... June 3-8, 221 Participants from 18 Countries

Suwon City Hall

An 'International Archery Competition' will be held in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, about two months before the Paris Olympics.

On the 29th, Suwon City announced that the 'Suwon 2024 Asia Cup International Archery Competition,' hosted by the World Archery Asia (WAA) and co-organized by Suwon City and the Suwon Archery Association, will take place from June 3 to 8 at the main stadium of Suwon World Cup Stadium.

This is the first time an international archery competition is being held in Suwon. Suwon was selected as the final host city at the World Archery Asia General Assembly held last October.

The competition will feature 221 athletes from 18 countries, including South Korea.

The event schedule includes the main rounds from June 4 to 6, the compound team finals on the morning of June 7, the recurve team finals in the afternoon of June 7, and the recurve and compound individual finals on the morning of June 8.

South Korea will be represented by a total of 16 athletes in the recurve and compound categories, including Choi Mi-sun, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalist and world number 6.

Lee Jae-jun, Mayor of Suwon, said, "We are pleased that the international archery competition is being held in Suwon," and added, "We will do our best to ensure the success of the event."

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