A year after their silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games, the Tricolore Archers failed to confirm at the World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Jean-Charles Valladont, Thomas Chirault and Baptiste Addis, last French representatives in a classic male arch, were all released from the first towers of the individual event on Wednesday.
🇫🇷 End of course for French in classic arc men
🏹 After having passed very close to beating South Korea on Tuesday, the French competed this individual event this Wednesday.
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An out -of -free outing after team disappointment
The day before, the trio had already stopped in the quarterfinals of the team competition, beaten by South Korea, the flagship nation of archery. On Wednesday, the disillusionment continued individually: none of the three Blues managed to cross a course in the final table.
The young Baptiste Addis, 18 and great hope of French archery, already a medalist in the World Cup this season, dropped as soon as he entered the Bangladais Ram Krishna Saha (6-2). His elders did not do much better: Thomas Chirault bowed in the second round after a very tight match against Uzbek Amirkhon Sadikov (6-5), while Jean-Charles Valladont gave up against Cuban Hugo Franco (6-2).
The looks turned to the female
There is now a last chance of a medal for France in a classic arc: Thursday, Lisa Barbelin, bronze medalist at the Paris Games, as well as Amélie Cordeau and Victoria Sebastian, will enter the individual test.
The French record in Gwangju
If the classic arc has not smiled at men, the tricolor delegation can already be satisfied with its results in a bow in Poulies, a discipline which will enter the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. Nicolas Girard illustrated himself brilliantly by winning gold in individual, before winning the silver in teams with Jean-Philippe Boulch and François Dubois.
In Gwangju, the Blues have therefore already marked the story, but remain in search of a new podium in classic arc.
