(Belga) Jarno De Smedt was eliminated in the round of 16 in recurve (recurve bow) of the Archery Euros on Thursday in Munich, Germany.
Exempted from the first round, De Smedt, 30th in the world, won 6-4 against the Turkish Gürkan Maras, 48th in the world, to reach the round of 16 on Wednesday. For a place in the quarterfinals, he lost 5-6 to Swiss Florian Faber, 65th in the world. On Wednesday, Théo Carbonetti, 218th in the world, was eliminated in the second round after a 6-0 defeat against Moldovan Dan Olaru, 28th in the world. Ben Adriaensen, 114th in the world, was released in the first round against Briton Patrick Huston, 21st in the world (6-0). In women’s recurve, Julie Hellemans, 382nd in the world, was eliminated in the second round by Slovak Denisa Barankova, 39th in the world (7-3). In compound (compound bow), Sarah Prieels, 12th in the world, was exempted from the first round. She qualified Thursday for the round of 16 by beating 145-136 the Danish Natacha Stütz, 121st in the world, in the second round then the Italian Marcella Tonioli, 36th in the world, 144-142. The course of the Belgian stopped in the quarters with a 144-142 defeat against the Briton Isabelle Carpenter, 46th in the world Among men, Quinten Van Looy, 139th in the world and exempted from the first two rounds, was beaten 146-144 in the third round by Frenchman Quentin Baraer, 35th in the world, In the recurve team competition, Belgium, with De Smedt, Carbonetti and Adriaensen, was eliminated in the first round against Portugal (6-2). (Belga)
