Pierre Plihon was the only French archer to pass the 32nd finals, mBut he couldn’t do anything on the next lap against one of the big favorites, South Korean Kim Woo-jin.
Posted the 07/28/2021 2:08 PM
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Dark day for the French people in archery, Wednesday: after Jean-Charles Valladont and Thomas Chirault, eliminated from the start of the 32nd finals, Pierre Plihon lost in the 16th in the individual tournament in the Tokyo Olympics.
Pierre Plihon was the only French archer to pass the first round thanks to his 6-4 victory against the American Jack Williams, after a very good duel. But the 31-year-old archer couldn’t do anything in the next round against one of the big favorites, South Korean Kim Woo-jin, a 6-2 winner.
Earlier, Jean-Charles Valladont, silver medalist at the Rio Olympics in 2016, and Thomas Chirault, were eliminated in the 32nd final.
The last chance for a French medal now rests on the shoulders of Lisa Barbelin, European champion this year, who will start her individual tournament on Thursday against the Italian Tatiana Andreoli.
The French record is very disappointing for the moment after the poor ranking shot of the male archers, then the elimination in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles, the exit from the eighth of the men’s team event and this missed day in individual .
