Spain had a superb closing in the Shanghai Shooting World Cup, with two medals, one in the men’s individual team and another in teams, in which the main protagonist was Andrés Temiñowhich climbed to both podiums in just a few hours.
The archer first competed with Elia Canales in the mixed recurve bow team final, in which, after having beaten Mexico in the semifinals (5-3), They faced the almighty South Korea, Olympic champions. After a very close competition, the gold was decided in a tiebreaker, which The South Korean duo finally won, who had reached the final by sweeping the previous qualifying rounds, 5-4 (19-18).
But to Andrés Temiño still had to close his superb competition in the Chinese event with another final, the men’s recurve bow, in which he reached the final after beating Frenchman Tomas Chirault in the semis, 6-4. In the fight for gold, The Spaniard faced the South Korean Kim Je Deok, double Olympic medalist in Tokyo (team and mixed). Temiño prevailed with great solvency, with a 6-2 that closed with an arrow of 10, right on the line.
At 20 years old, with this victory Andrés Temiño secures a place in the finals of the World Cup in Tlaxcala, that will be played in October. Beforehand, the goal of the Olympic Games is not yet closed, since the Spanish Federation must ratify which archers make up the team after an internal selection process.
2024-04-28 09:39:27
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