Coralie, suffering from DiGeorge syndrome, a rare orphan genetic disease, was crowned Occitanie regional archery champion in the support category with a total of 555 points out of 600! This medal is the first official at the FFTA in the regional championship since the Ministry of Sports gave delegation to the FFTA to recover the para archers. This meeting took place early Sunday morning, in Lunel, in the department of Hérault. Coralie once again shone in her category, with her stem, and her talent put her on the top step of the podium. At this championship, Coralie shot alongside able-bodied and para shooters. She was finally able to participate in a mixed competition. It was also the first podium for the para archers of Occitanie, Occitanie regional champion medalists, under cover of the FFTA. “Coralie even found her first archery coach on the gallows with incomparable emotion. A great moment of tenderness”, comment her parents. Coralie thanks all the sponsors without whom nothing would be possible and who helped her to go to Lunel to participate in this regional competition, as well as all the friends who support her with their little messages and their smiles.
The upcoming French championships
The doors of archery are opening wider and wider for Coralie, who is now preparing for her next participation, on March 18 and 19: the French Para Archery Championship, which will take place in Sainte -Geneviève-des-Bois, in Essonne. “It is with a heart full of hope, eyes full of glitter and pockets filled with good will and the desire to do well that she will go and defend the colors of Occitania in the support, gallows and electric wheelchair category. “, conclude his parents. Coralie’s adventure has only just begun, great prospects for a sporting future are opening up to her.
In addition, Coralie would like to dedicate her victory to the whole team of the Crambes hat shop, in Caussade, who made for her magnificent caps protecting her from ultraviolet rays and bright lights which bother her in the practice of archery. due to his disability. Coralie wishes to send them her most beautiful smiles and her sincere thanks.
