00:00 The Philippine Archery Team will be training in one of the powerhouse countries of Asia starting Saturday.
00:07 This will be the first formal training of the seven national archers that will be competing in the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games.
00:15 K. Asuncion will be the host.
00:17 For their first game in the International Multisporting Event this year,
00:22 the Philippine Archery Team will train for two weeks in Taiwan starting September 2.
00:28 The seven national archers that will be visiting here are Jason Feliciano, Jonathan Riafort,
00:34 Atiya and Gabby Bedauri in the Recruit Event, Paul Martin de la Cruz, Amaya Cuanco, and Andrea Robles in the Compound Event.
00:41 Although they are just coming from the gold medal campaign in the Men's Team Event of the 2023 World Archery Asian or WAA Archery Challenge this weekend in Korea,
00:51 Feliciano's capacity to win a medal in the first Asian Games exposure will not be lessened from September 23 to October 8.
01:01 I think I need a lot more to work on.
01:05 Comparing with other countries like powerhouse like Korea and Taiwan also.
01:14 One of the bigger top teams, top countries that are competing in the Asian Games.
01:23 If our training camp in Taiwan is very successful, the dream would be easier to reach for getting a medal in the Asian Games.
01:36 According to Feliciano, the whole Asian Games is not yet local training bound archers, so he also got a personal coach who is also training in a camping lot in Tagupan.
01:47 Well, for now, it's more on personal because I have my own trainer.
01:51 So, the two of us, we were working on what we need to improve more.
01:56 And then, most likely for the Taiwan team, additional knowledge for me to what I need to work on before Asian Games.
02:06 In 2014, the Philippines won the last medal in the Continental Meet after the third place finish of Cruz in Men's Individual Compound Event.
02:15 For Asuncion, PTV Sports.
