Lidia Cañete: Basque Archery Champion

Durangarra Elisabeth Luengo, runner-up in the event held in Lazkao

Lidia Cañete and Elisabeth Luengo performed at a high level

ARCHERY |Last Sunday the The Basque Country Championship in Lazkaoa prominent event in the regional calendar in which the club Arkulariak once again demonstrated his good competitive levelachieving important results in individual categories.

In the mode of female recurve, Elisabeth Luengo had an excellent performance which took him to the championship final. In the decisive match, Luengo faced Lidia Cañete, from the Zaldibar club, in a very disputed duel that Finally, it was decided in favor of the Zaldibar goalkeeper 6-2, granting Elisabeth a commendable silver medal and runner-up status in Euskadi.

Another of the successes for Arkulariak arrived in the sub21 recurve category, where Oier Irazola, goalkeeper from Durango, managed to get on the podium after a solid competition, winning the bronze medal and confirming the good projection of the club’s youth team.

Bronze medal for Oier Irazola from Durang

In this edition The team championship was not played, as the minimum of four clubs registered in the same modality is not reached, as established by the regulations.

Furthermore, coinciding with the championship, The Basque League medals were awarded, where the same result was repeated in women’s recurve, with Lidia Cañete and Elisabeth Luengo once again occupying first and second place respectively. putting the pin on a season of great consistency for both goalkeepers.

From the Arkulariak club they valued the performance of their athletes very positively.who continue to consolidate the work done during the season and look forward to the upcoming sporting commitments. Izaro Cañete sub16, Elisabeth Luengo and Lidia Cañete will represent Euskadi in the next Spanish indoor championships to be held in Valladolid next month.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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