Guyana’s Devin Permaul will be heading to Paris, France this weekend for the 2021 archery Olympic final qualification tournament.
The tournament was initially scheduled to be held in Berlin in June 2020; however, following the one-year delay of the Games, it has been replaced by Paris.
This Olympic qualification tournament in Paris is designated as the final qualification tournament, and for Guyana, it is the last chance for Devin Permaul to obtain his ticket to the Tokyo Games.
The tournament will take place at the Stade Charléty in Paris starting Saturday and ending Monday.
After this tournament, Paris will also host the 2021 Archery World Cup from June 21-28.
Guyana is also registered to participate.
According to a press release,
Permaul is training hard and at a recent event in Canada he kept the Golden Arrowhead flying high amidst fierce competition scoring 639 and 651 from a possible 720 in his first and second rounds respectively.
There are three quota places reserved in these Paris Championships which are reserved for countries in the Americas and can only be won by countries who have not already secured a place and each nation can only collect a maximum of one quota place per gender. The pressure on Permaul is high and the battle for these quota places will be intense.
Permaul, though, is not daunted.
“I feel confident about Paris and shooting in the 650’s has put my confidence at an all-time high,” he said.
“The Board of Directors wishes Devin Permaul all the best and urges all of Guyana to rally around him and send positive energy across the miles for Guyana,” the release ended.
