Taiwan’s Olympic silver medalist Tang Chih-chun on Sunday finished second in the men’s recurve event at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Mexico in a tight competition against the US’ Brady Ellison.
After four sets, Tang and Ellison were tied 4-4, but the American edged ahead in the fifth set, outscoring Tang 29-27 to take the final two points and win the match. Tang averaged 9.40 per shot in the final, slightly lower than Ellison’s 9.53.
Under the rules, each archer shoots three arrows per set and earns two points for winning a set, and one point each in the event of a tie. Tang lost the first set, but won the second, before tying with his opponent in the third and fourth sets.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei Archery Association via CNA
In the semi-finals, Tang defeated Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Mete Gazoz of Turkey in a 10-9 shoot-off.
The World Cup in Puebla, Mexico — Tang’s first international tournament of the year — was an opportunity for him to face off against top-tier international archers, and his performance in the final would have boosted his confidence, his coach Liu Chan-ming said.
As part of the preparation for the tournament, Tang had a 12-day training stint in January in Japan with the Japanese national team, which helped him get into form early, the coach said.
“I would consider sending him abroad for training again after World Cup Stage 2,” Liu said.
Tang, 25, won a silver medal in the men’s team event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and a gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018.
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