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ITALIAN ARCHERY FEDERATION
World Cup (Finale)
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Hermosillo (Mex), 9-10 September 2023
MAURO NESPOLI WINS THE BRONZE
The Italian Olympian concludes the final in Hermosillo (Mex) with the bronze: he beats Brady Ellison (USA) 6-2 in the quarter-finals, loses the semi-final in the play-off with the Brazilian n.1 in the world Marcus D’Almeida, winner 6-5 (9*-9) who then goes on to win gold against Lee Woo Seok (Kor) 6-4. Mauro Nespoli took third place by beating the Indian in the shoot-off Dhitaj Bommadevara 6-5 (10-9). For the Air Force athlete it is yet another international achievement that keeps him among the best in the world.
In Hermosillo (Mex) the World Cup 2023 with the finals in which Mauro Nespoli, the only Italian in the race, he climbs onto the third step of the podium in the Olympics. For the Olympian it is the second best result of his career in this competition after the silver in 2019 and his journey in these Mexican finals begins with the person who, four years ago, denied him the most precious metal: Brady Ellison. In the quarterfinals, the archer from the Air Force finds himself facing the American and after a draw (28-28) in the first set, he takes home the victory 6-2 thanks to the two 29-28s in the third and fourth volleys, which were decisive for the success.
In the semi-final Nespoli challenges the world number one Marcus D’Almeida and the match is for strong hearts. The Brazilian goes ahead 3-1 (29-27, 26-26), Nespoli equalizes with 27-26 in the third quarter, then D’Almeida overcomes again (29-26) and the Italian takes it back (29-28) by postponing the verdict in the shoot-off in which both arrows end up on 9 but the Brazilian’s one is closer to the center. Thus it ends 6-5 (9-9*) and the doors of the bronze final open for Mauro Nespoli.
The last opponent of the day is the Indian Dhitaj Bommadevara who was defeated again at the playoff 6-5 (10-9). The match is a swing of emotions, the blue immediately goes ahead (30-29), the second volley ends in a draw (27-27), the third goes to the opponent (29-25) and so on before the last six arrows the scoreboard says 3-3. Nespoli takes the lead again in the fourth set (27-26), but Bommadavera mends the gap (28-27) and therefore it is still a shoot-off, but this time with a very different outcome for the Italian archer who places the arrow on 10 and takes a well-deserved bronze.
THE OTHER RESULTS – In the challenge for the recurve gold Marcus D’Almeida beats the Korean Lee Woo Seok 6-4 and flies to the top step of the podium. However, the Asian giants made up for it in the women’s competition with Kang Chae Young beating the host Alejandra Valencia 6-2 in the gold final, and Lim Sihyeon beating the American Casey Kaufhold 6-0 in the bronze challenge.
In the men’s compound, a thrilling final with the young Dane Mathias Fullerton winning the shoot-off 148-148 (10*-10) with the Indian Samadhan Jawkar, while the bronze goes to the Dutchman Mike Schloesser with 150-149 on ‘Indian Abhishek Verma.
In the women’s category, another World Cup on the board for Sara Lopez: the Colombian is a record-breaker, taking the competition for the eighth time in her career by winning the final for gold 143-142 with the Dane Tanja Gellenthien. The hosts also rejoiced with Dafne Quintero’s bronze after 144-142 over the Korean Cho Su A.
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2023-09-11 07:00:00
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