A few days ago they played the Spanish Traditional Arch Championship in the capital our representativesManuel Rodríguez Domínguez, Samuel Martín Fernández and Clara Verdier Pérez. A championship marked by the changing and unpredictable gusts of wind that, without a doubt, complicated the development of the competition, which made us value more, if possible, the magnificent results obtained by the three athletes from Huelva, with the achievement of two sensational bronze medals.
qualifying round
For the athletes Samuel Fernández and Clara Verdier it was their baptism of fire in national competitions, something that was noticed, above all, at the beginning of the championship, both surpassing themselves as the competition progressed. Clara was the surprise of the competition at the end of the qualifier in fifth placewhereas Samuel would the twenty-second. Meanwhile, Manuel Rodríguez went to his own, very regular and effective, he remained second throughout the round, controlling the distances with the third, a place that gave him hope to face the knockout phase with guarantees.
Individual heats and bronze medal
He first to fall It was Samuel Fernandez. After brilliantly overcoming two qualifying rounds, in 1/8 he came across the Sevillian Juan Manuel Remesal Salas, to whom he lost, after selling very expensive his defeat. Clara Verdier, who was leered at by all her opponents, completed a outstanding performance after the great day that he starred in the day before. As happened to her partner, she finished in 1/8, after facing the also Andalusian Michelle de la Vega. Clara at no time felt comfortable during the meeting and her nerves meant that she did not mark the expected records, which caused her to finish in a sensational ninth place.
The last representative in contention was Manuel Rodríguez, clear favorite to take the final victory. He seemed very safe and confident, going through all the rounds with a lot of seriousness. In the semifinals he faced Juan Irureta Guillén from Madrid, another candidate for victory. the meeting was exciting and equalso much so that it had to be resolved in the tiebreaker arrowwinning by a few centimeters that of the Community of Madrid.
In the final for the bronze It was possible to see a very concentrated Manuel, who was not affected by the defeat of the previous round, so he did not give an option to the Castilian-Leon Luis Caídas Martín, beating him by a hefty score of 7-1. Rodríguez thus obtained the medal of national bronzea magnificent and well-deserved award for the man from La Palma del Condado.
Team playoffs and bronze medal
The sensational performance by Clara earned her inclusion in the Women’s Andalusian team, along with another goalkeeper from Huelva, the very young Luis Danuta Marín, from Club la Flecha Isleña. The Russian based in Dos Hermanas (Seville), Ekaterina Shvetsova, also joined them. The three completed a sensational knockout stage, staying at the gates of the grand final, where they were surpassed in the tiebreaker by the Castilla la Mancha team. In the fight for bronze, however, they clearly beat the Valencian team, getting another sensational prizethe finishing touch to the great work done by the Andalusians. Spanish Resource and Compound Bow Championship
Next July 21, begins in Madrid the Spanish recurve and compound bow championshipwith a wide Huelva representation, the largest of all the clubs in Spain, with 42 athletes (19 men and 22 women). They will play the largest national archery event between Friday and Sunday, which they will attend more than 650 athletes, that they will fight to win the Spanish Champions. The Huelva box has three important casualties among its ranks, Miguel Ángel Medina Orta, Agustín Rodríguez Gómez and Leyre Fernández Infante, who for various reasons will not be able to attend this competition.
2023-07-19 19:37:28
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