However, training for this sport has its challenges in Singapore as suitable venues are limited. Mr Syed, who works as a horse groomer at Singapore Polo Club, says that in the lead-up to the games, he had to travel to Johor multiple times a week to train.
In 2018, Singapore won a bronze medal at the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan in Korean archery, a sub-category of traditional archery.
The growing popularity of traditional sports means the competition has grown fiercer since. Mr Alfyan says: “Some of the countries competing – Hungary, Turkey – have archery as their heritage, so they’ve been taught since they were young, unlike us who adopt this as adults.”
For athletes like Mr Muhammad Ashiq, 30, who is competing as a traditional archer, balancing his full-time job with his training regimen is no easy feat.
A cyber-security analyst by day, he devotes his free time to mastering traditional archery. He had to take the week off to travel to Kazakhstan for the games. “My colleagues are supportive and, obviously, they find it intriguing because traditional archery is very niche in Singapore,” he says.
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