Source: www.guardian.co.tt
T&T’s George Vire has become the first local player to enter the top 100 rankings in world archery. According to a release by the World Federation, Vire is now ranked 94th, an improvement of 38 places from his previous mark at 132nd. Vire’s achievement comes as a result of the numerous sucesses he earned at previous tournaments, including the 2010 CAC and Commonwealth Games.
His most recent success was at the world ranked Copa Merengue which took place in March in the Dominican Republic where he placed 6th. Also shooting up the ranks is fellow national Hasmath Ali, who moved a whopping 173 ranks from 357th to 184th. Ali also participated in the same tournaments as Vire just trailing two places behind in the Copa Merengue, finishing in 8th place. Also stepping up are recurve archers Nazimine Roopnarine and Robert Gilson who moved from 342 to 326 and 460 to 409 respectively. T&T’s compound team also brought home the bronze medal from the Copa Merengue.