Olympic-bound team sacrifice Hari Raya for South Korea stint


Malaysian chef de mission for Rio Olympic Tan Sri Mohamed Al Amin trying out how to shoot recurve with the help of coach Lee Jae-hyung as archers Haziq Kamaruddin (right) and Muhd Akmal Nor Hasrin looks on.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian men’s recurve team will skip Hari Raya to train in South Korea, the giants of world archery.

The trio of Khairul Anuar Mohd, Haziq Kamaruddin and Muhd Akmal Nor Hasrin will go for a three-week training stint in their bid to make an Olympic breakthrough in Rio de Janeiro in August. They will leave for Incheon on Saturday to set up base at the Kolon Archery Club.

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