Ali set to shine at National Youth Archery

Young archers from around TT will vie for supremacy in eight categories at the National Youth Outdoors, four with the recurve bow and four with the compound bow.

The age groups on show are the Benjamin 11 and Under, Cubs 12 to 14 years, Cadets 15 to 17 and Juniors 18 to 20.

At the National Youth Outdoor tournament last year, Ali broke the national record in the cadet category for the third time in 2016. Ali, who is 15 years old, posted a score of 566 winning both the ranking and elimination round.

The St Joseph Convent Port of Spain student will then compete at the National Outdoors Open on August 12 and 13.

At the National Open last year, Ali created history by becoming the youngest archer at just 14 to win a national open title, again winning both the ranking and elimination rounds.

Ali, who broke eight national records in 2016, has been on top of her game in 2017.

She won the cadet category at the Petrotrin Southern Games in March, before breaking her own national record over 60 metres at the National Ranking Tournament last month.

Ali posted 579 beating her previous mark of 566.

In the process she also broke the 36-arrow score over the distance, posting 294.

Ali, who has been competing since 2012, was nominated by the TT Target Archery Federation as the youth female archer for the First Citizens Sports Foundation Youth Awards 2016.