With two medals, several fourth places and the majority of competitors classified for the eliminatory stage, the Fuegian delegation made up of competitors from the Fuegian Archery Group and the El Palomar – Uyana Jacu Club, completed a very worthy performance against the national elite.
RIO GRANDE.- During Friday the 21st, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of the current, archery from across the country met in San Miguel de Tucumán, where the Federal Shooting of Tucumán organized the national final of the Outdoor modality under the supervision of the Argentine Archery Federation (FATARCO).
The massive tournament brought together more than 250 competitors from all over Argentina and for the Fuegian delegation made up of archers from the Fuegian Archery Association (AFTA) and the Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu, the balance was extremely positive: two medals – one gold and one bronze – and the classification to the eliminatory stage of the majority of the competitors in the province, which solidifies the present and sows certain hopes for the future of said sporting activity. in the province.
In addition to competitive activity, the Fuegians occupied other predominant roles during the three days of competition. Susana Águila, AFTA coach, was also captain of the Patagonia Zone team and Claudio Poeta, regional judge representing the El Palomar – Uyana Jacu Club, was the only representative of the province among the more than 12 judges who came from various parts of the country to dispense justice at the crowded event.
The results
In the WA Senior Men’s Olympic Recurve category, Christian Bisso (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) qualified in 19th place with a total of 531 points (275/256), thus achieving his second best mark of the year. On Sunday, in the playoffs, they lost in the round of 32 against Iván Bascary from Rioja 6-0.
Due to his position in the classification, Bisso also agreed to compete on Sunday in mixed teams. There she formed a duo with Wanda Arca from Neuquén, with whom she finished in fourth place after falling in the dispute for the bronze medal against the Zona Norte team 5-1.
In the Recurve WA Men’s +50 division, Víctor Bibé (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) finished the classification in 3rd place with 600 points (316/284). Likewise, Juan Bauer (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) finished in 21st place with 524 points (265/259) and Gustavo Elsztein (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) finished in 28th place by accumulating 337 points (205/132).
In this way, Bibé was the only one qualified for the qualifying round the next day. The South American champion was eliminated in the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by Juan Álvarez from Rioja by a narrow 7-5.
On the other hand, Bibé, along with Juan Bauer and Raúl Despos from Rio Negro, made up the trio for the team competition. The Patagonian team fell in the bronze medal match against the team from the Central Zone 6-0.
Later, Bibé jumped onto the shooting line again, this time to compete in mixed teams, where she teamed up with Sandra Oliveto from Neuquén. The Patagonians finished in fourth place after losing to the North Zone team 6-2.
In the Recurve WA Women’s +50 division, Gabriela González (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) overcame an injury and was finally able to complete her qualifying round with a 5th place, the product of 424 points (202/222) that unfortunately left her out of the dispute in Sunday’s qualifying rounds.
For his part, in the Men’s Composite +50, Jorge Ramírez (Club El Palomar – Uyana Jacu) finished Saturday’s day in 5th place after accumulating 610 points (311/299). On Sunday, already in the quarterfinals, he prevailed against Douglas Sarmiento Oberti from Buenos Aires by 130-121 and in the semifinal he beat Walter Sabado from Rio Negro by a narrow 131-128. In the gold medal game, he was finally defeated by Carlos Mejuto from Buenos Aires by 135-132.
Likewise, in the WA Men’s U-18 Recurve category, Renzo Monchietti Águila (AFTA) concluded the qualifying stage in 8th place with 498 points (249/249). On Sunday he was eliminated in the quarterfinals by whoever would be crowned divisional champion. Gabriel Tonina from Entre Ríos prevailed against the Riogrande native 6-0.
Monchietti Águila, however, was able to taste victory by competing as an integrated men’s team. Together with Thiago Barbieri from Buenos Aires and Ezequiel Vivas from Rosario, they became champions by beating the team made up of Elías Escales (Paraná), Álvaro La Terza (CABA) and Tiago Sandoval (Santo Tomé) in the final 6-0.
Finally, in the Traditional Men’s division, Manuel Morillas (AFTA) concluded Saturday’s day in 5th place, accumulating 588 points (295/293). The next day, he lost in the quarterfinals against Carlos Lucero from Buenos Aires by a tight 7-5.
