Suwon 2024 Asia Cup International Archery Tournament Opens on 3rd... 221 Participants from 18 Countries

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun attended the opening ceremony of the Asia Cup International Archery Tournament on the 3rd, delivered a welcoming speech, and then inspected the event.

The Suwon 2024 Asia Cup International Archery Tournament opened on the 3rd.

Suwon City announced that the "Suwon 2024 Asia Cup International Archery Tournament," hosted by the World Archery Asia (WAA) and co-organized by Suwon City and the Suwon Archery Association, opened on the 3rd and will be held at the main stadium of Suwon World Cup Stadium until the 8th.

A total of 221 athletes from 18 countries, including South Korea, are participating in this tournament. The main schedule is as follows: ▲ Preliminary rounds from the 4th to the 6th ▲ Compound team event finals on the morning of the 7th ▲ Recurve team event finals on the afternoon of the 7th ▲ Recurve and compound individual finals on the morning of the 8th.

At the opening ceremony, Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun delivered a welcoming speech, saying, "We will support the athletes' success together with the citizens of Suwon," and encouraged them by saying, "Believe in your efforts and passion so far, and pull the bowstring freely toward victory."

This is the first time an international archery tournament is being held in Suwon. The host city was decided as Suwon at the World Archery Asia General Assembly held in October last year.

From Korea, a total of 16 athletes are participating in the recurve and compound categories, including Choi Mi-sun, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalist and world number 3 ranked archer.

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