Sisters Gabrielle Monica, Pia Bidaure and Phoebe Amistoso will try to help Team Philippines compete in archery at the 2024 Paris Olympics as the country’s women’s team takes on tough qualifying events that begin with the World Championships. world in Berlin, Germany, in July.
20-year-old Gabrielle Monica hit the gold-medal shot in the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam last year, and the team will have to blow off steam in this year’s tournament with Cambodia passing the event. this.
That leaves the team focused on the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China, from September 23 to October 8. The trio could also earn points there, before attending. Asian Championships in November in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Last Olympics
The universal principle in which World Archery will award points to the countries of their choice could also be a way for the Philippines to qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Two-time Olympic athletes Mark Javier and Rachelle Anne Cabral were the last group of archers to compete at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Younger Bidaure was the most consistent with her bow last year, where she easily achieved the Olympic minimum qualification standard of 610 points in all four tournaments.
Gabrielle Monica topped three Philippine Archery Cups with scores of 620, 631 and 621 before proving her worth again at the Philippine National Archery Championships on October 30 after shooting 628 in the 72nd. arrows at the Olympic distance of 70 meters. request
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