Nihat Turkmenoglu sets new Paralympic record in Archery W1

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish archer Nihat Turkmenoglu on Friday topped men’s W1 ranking round at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 with the new Paralympic record of 661 points.

All top three archers in the ranking round broke the previous record of Turkish archer Omer Asik's 648 points made at the Rio Paralympics 2016.

Czech David Drahoninsky ranked second with 651 points, while Tianxin Zhang of China came 3rd with 650 points.

Gold medal event for Archery W1 will be held on Aug. 30.