Validate the training work
“The only strategy is to do what we know how to do…We will continue to work to be even stronger on the big day ” adds Benoit Binon, very calm before taking off for Yecheon in South Korea.
It must be said that since the arrival in 2022 of the Korean coach Oh Seon-Teka true world reference, the French team is moving forward by leaps and bounds and today uses each competition to implement what was seen in training.
Two and a half months before the Olympics, the French team is in working order, its roadmap is well in place. New full-scale test starting next Tuesday in Yecheon (South Korea) which is preparing to welcome the athletes in good shape of the moment.
Starting in classic arc with the one who is currently bursting the screen, the Turk Mete Gazoz. At almost 25 years old, he will once again be the big favorite. With his titles, individual Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2021, world champion in Berlin in 2023, he thus became European champion in Essen. Never seen before at this level. Still in recurve, there will also be the world number one, Marcus D’Almeida, who will rely on his experience of major events. He won the World Cup in 2023 in Mexico.
The blues in the face of competition
For this second round of the World Cup, France will be able to count on Victor Bouleau, fourth at the last European Championships. And on the return of Nicolas Girard and D’Adrien Gontier. They will also be supported by Sophie Dodémont who could share her experience to surprise.
Among the women again, all eyes will be on the American Casey Kaufhold, the current world number one, who will be the favorite. However, she will have to be wary of the Korean team registered for the Paris Olympics (Lim Sihyeon, Jeon Hunyoung and Nam Suhyeon).
In compound arch this time, Sara Lopez will be the big favorite. The Colombian with multiple World Cup titles intends to add a new one to her list of achievements. Just like her young British rival Ella Gibson, current number one in the world rankings.
Finally, on the men’s side, we will have to follow the tournament of one of the most successful archers of all time, Mike Schloesser, the Dutchman is the current world number one.
2024-05-16 14:15:00
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