The young Royannais Gabriel Corrand was crowned French archery champion in Benjamin on July 27 in the Puy-de-Dôme
At 12, he is already a champion. Gabriel Corrand won, Tuesday July 27, the French archery championships Benjamin. The Royannais started his entry into the competition well in elargely carrying his 1 / 8th final 6-0. In the final, the match was very close with many sets tied against his opponent Brice Barbes Kiener from the Saint-Martin-de-Crau club. Gabriel Corrand won on the very last end. Valérie Gaborit, president of the Charente-Maritime departmental archery committee, congratulated a “very nice reward” and “the Charente-Maritime archers who mobilized for this competition despite a difficult health context”.
The new champion is delighted with his victory but is already preparing for his new goal: “I want to come back to training at the end of August to be even stronger. In my future category, the Minimes, we shoot really well. We made a date for the next French Championships, ”says Gabriel Corrand. The season is not over. The French Campaign Championship in individual young and adult is scheduled for next week. A new opportunity for Charentais-Maritimes archers to stock up on medals.
