On the occasion of the 25th edition of the Sud de France – Nîmes Archery, the French team achieved the first tricolor hat-trick in the history of the tournament.
« Just, wow! » Winner of the South of France – Nîmes Archery, Thomas Chirault could not believe his eyes, even after his success. The French archer is ahead of two of his compatriots for a 100% tricolor podium in the Gard. A magnificent performance, so more than 1000 participants were gathered for a whole weekend near the Parnasse hall.
In recurve, the various French competitors progressed until the end of the competition. The final pits hopeful Baptiste Addis against Thomas Chirault. Faced with the prodigy of Nîmes, Chirault never gave up. First led to the score, the Clermontois chained the 10 and took advantage of a 9 ofAddis on the last end to turn the tide and go to the jump-off. At the end of the suspense, it’s finally Thomas Chirault which is the closest to the center, offering him the coronation in Gard soil.
Bronze for Clément Jacquey
“The start was a bit difficult, with different lighting conditions than in the training hall and the incredible atmosphere of Nîmes, we had to get into it and adjust to put the arrows in the middle. It was a very tight game, tense from start to finish. This final is the same as the Bondy tournament a few weeks ago, where Baptiste and I also finished in the jump-off. It was still a magnificent jump-off, I opened with a very good arrow, very close to the middle, Baptiste was not very far and did not deserve it, it was really an incredible match »says the winner.
Clement Jacqueyengaged in the bronze final against the Australian Alec Potts, also emerged victorious after a big match, with 29 points on each end. A very good third place which completes a magnificent overall performance in Nîmes. For French archery, the 2023 season is off to a good start.
