Joey, Nurin, Ariana shoot their way to first Asian bronze ahead of SEA Games

Take a bow, girls: (from left) Joey Tan, Ariana Nur Diana Zairi and Ku Nurin Afiqah Ku Ruzaini claimed bronze for Malaysia in the women’s recurve team event at the Asian Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

PETALING JAYA: Teenagers Joey Tan, Ku Nurin Afiqah Ku Ruzaini and Ariana Nur Diana Zairi earned a breakthrough by becoming the first Malaysian women recurve archers to stand on the Asian Championships podium.

It was a wonderful debut for the 18-year-old Joey, Nurin (19) and Ariana (20) as they stunned their opponents to win a bronze in the women’s team recurve event in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday.