Politap Emerges as Overall Champion of Horsebow Archery Tournament

The Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) archery team (Politap Archery) emerged as the overall champion of the 3rd Mangku Negeri Tanjungpura Darussalam Horsebow Tournament held on 13–15 November 2019 in Ketapang. This traditional horsebow archery championship was organized to commemorate the Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad SAW and was attended by archers across West Kalimantan.

Hairian, advisor of Politap Archery, expressed pride in his proteges' achievements, noting that throughout 2019 Politap Archery dominated various archery events both in West Kalimantan and at the Southeast Asian level, and that going forward they will continue to nurture archery talents from Ketapang Regency.

Meanwhile, Endang Kusmana, Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, warmly welcomed the archery team's success in various events when receiving the Politap Archery team in his office on 6 December 2019. He affirmed that the institution will continue to foster training, especially for new students interested in developing archery skills. According to him, regeneration in archery coaching must be conducted continuously and in an integrated manner, and Politap management will continue to support both Politap students and employees participating in various championships as part of the institution's active participation in positive activities.