Archer Tagle settles for silver in recurve event

Nicole Marie Tagle. Photo from Philippine Sports Commission Facebook page

Archer Nicole Marie Tagle settled for silver in the individual women’s recurve, bowing to Diananda Choirunisa of Indonesia in the gold medal match in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Sunday at National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.

Engaged in a tight battle, the final went down to the fifth set before the 15-year-old Dumaguete native yielded to the top-seeded Choirunisa, 4-6.

Tagle earlier beat Myanmar’s Thida New in the semifinals, 6-2, to assure herself of the podium finish.

It was still a triumphant campaign for Tagle, who gave the Philippines its second silver medal in the biennial meet.

Male standouts Luis Gabriel Moreno and Florante Matan missed out on advancing to the semifinals of the individual men’s recurve.

Rogelio Miguel Tremedal, Mark Javier, Pia Elizabeth Biduare, Kareel Meer Hongitan, and Mary Queen Ybañez all failed to progress to the quarterfinals.