For the first time, on 9 May 2016, a woman from the Dominican Republic has come a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics in archery. As reported in World Archery website, in a first tournament in Medellin, Colombia Yessica Camilo earned a slot for the country. However, she now needs to shoot the minimum qualifying score, which is 600, in a world record status competition. She scored 557 out of 720 points in Medellin.<\/p>\n
The next competition is the Hyundai Archery World Cup also taking place in Medellin, Colombia. <\/p>\n
Earlier, she along with competitors from Canada, Venezuela, Mexico, El Salvador and Chile each won a Rio 2016 invitation at this week’s one-day world ranking tournament that served as a continental Olympics qualifier in Medellin, Colombia. Participants battled for six tickets to the Olympics. <\/p>\n
Thirty athletes from 12 nations fought for the three recurve men’s spots, while 14 competitors from seven countries entered into the recurve women’s draw. Archers ranked over a 72-arrow 70-metre round then advanced into head-to-head eliminations n and a maximum of one men’s and one women’s place could be taken by each country.<\/p>\n
To win the ticket for the Dominican Republic, Yessica Camilo upset Cuba’s Elizabeth Rodriguez in a shoot-off that ended with Camilo’s win.<\/p>\n
The quarterfinal match, between 12th seed Camilo and fourth-ranked Rodriguez, decided which of the two nations took the third women’s place available in Medellin.<\/p>\n
But now, Camilo needs to make the minimum qualifying score to make the Dominican team to the Olympics. <\/p>\n
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For the first time, on 9 May 2016, a woman from the Dominican Republic has come a step closer to qualifying for the Rio Olympics in archery. As reported in World Archery website, in a first tournament in Medellin, Colombia Yessica Camilo earned a slot for the country. However, she now needs to shoot the … <\/p>\n