Licensed to the Arc club in Nîmes, the Ivorian Franck Eyeni achieved 660 points and beat the old record held by the South African Calvin Hartley by one point.
Franck Eyeni, 22, is the new African outdoor archery record holder. Sunday April 14 in Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), during the first day of the French D1 championship, with the Arc Club de Nîmes, the 22-year-old Ivorian achieved 660 points, beating l The old record held by South African Calvin Hartley. His record has just been approved by the African Continental Federation.
The Olympic minimums reached but the ticket for the Paris Olympics not yet in your pocket
Franck Eyeni also achieved the Olympic minimums but he will have to earn a quota during the next Olympic qualifying tournament, in Antalya (Turkey) in June, if he wants to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Franck Eyeni, whose full name is Mongomin N’Diamoi Franck Olivier Eyeni, discovered archery at school in Abidjan at the age of 15. Very gifted and hardworking, he quickly reached the national level before becoming a member of the Ivory Coast national team. He benefits from an Olympic preparation scholarship and joins France to improve within AC Nîmes in September 2022.
2024-04-20 16:01:00
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