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Paris Olympics: Malaysia’s women archers may forego custom grips in individual preliminaries | Scoop
Nurul Azreena Mohamad Fazil (left) and Syaqiera Mashayikh are two of the three Malaysian women archers at the Paris Olympics. – World Archery pic, July 25, 2024
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Paris Olympics: Malaysia’s women archers may forego custom grips in individual preliminaries

Team MAS trio need more time to adapt to NSI-developed equipment, says coach Norizham Ishak

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Adam Zamri
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12:55 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – The national archery squad may opt not to use the custom grips developed by the National Sports Institute (NSI) as they prepare for the individual qualifying round of the Paris Olympics, which starts tomorrow.

Speaking to Scoop, coach Norizham Ishak disclosed that his athletes – Ariana Nur Dania Mohamad Zairi, Nurul Azreena Mohamad Fazil and Syaqiera Mashayikh – had tested the new grips but required more time to adapt.

As a result, Norizham indicated they were likely to stick with their old grips on their bows for tomorrow’s qualifying rounds.

The NSI’s custom-made grips were introduced during the Team MAS launch last June, alongside the new WX-R Vorteq bicycles for the national track cycling squad.

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(From left) Ariana Nur Dania Mohamad Zairi, Syaqiera Mashayikh and Nurul Azreena Mohamad Fazil have made history by becoming the first Malaysian women’s archery team to qualify for the Olympics. – World Archery pic, July 25, 2024

“We have tried the custom-made grips, and there are benefits to using them. However, I feel we haven’t had enough time to fully adjust because we need to finalise our equipment set-up.

“For the individual event, I don’t think everyone can use them. We have tested them, and I feel there is still room for improvement. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that they are bad, they are good, but for the long term, we need more time to get accustomed to them.

“Yes, we may not take the risk,” Norizham told Scoop.

In tomorrow’s qualifying event at the Esplanade des Invalides, all three archers will compete against 61 other archers from around the world to determine their ranking for the single-elimination bracket.

The three Malaysians will come together again on Sunday to compete in the women’s team event. – July 25, 2024

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