Saturday January 17, the resident of the Arc club of Nîmes validated her ticket for the final of the Indoor World Series, this Sunday at Parnasse, after having already won gold in Taipei, in December 2025.
Crossed in the passageways of Parnasse, Saturday afternoon, Olivier Grillat speaks of a ”crappy day…” The sporting director of AC de Nîmes has just learned of the elimination of Jean-Charles Valladont, in recurve arch, surprised in the round of 16 by the Swiss Keziah Chabin, in the shoot-off arrow.
After the not really planned exit from the road of Baptiste Addis, 51st with 573 points, then those, more expected, in the morning, of Franck Eyeni (41st, 577 points) and Nathan Grillat, 98th, 559 points (cut at 579 points), there were not too many ACN red polo shirts left on the shooting range.
In compounds, Florent from Nîmes fails at one point
In compound arch, Anaëlle Florent, also took the door, which slammed on her fingers… for a point (572 against 573). ”I’m a little disappointed, but it was a great experience”she slipped. In the middle of this slight ambient slump, only Victoria Sebastian escaped, still alive in a third day which she hopes to end in the best way.
This Sunday, at 3 p.m. sharp, the 21-year-old from Nîmes faces Mexican Angela Ruiz in the final. One last pitfall to overcome to head towards gold. Already on the podium in 2025 at Parnassus (3rd), Sebastian, who seems in the form of his life, could, this time, climb to the top.
The exploit of Alexandre Desemery
On Saturday, the Nîmese dispatched the German Klinger in the 1st round (7-1), before giving a bubble to the Brazilian Caëtano in the 8th (6-0), then dominating in the half (6-4) the Czech Horackova, 1st in qualifying. In men’s recurve archery, Alexandre Desemery is undoubtedly not about to forget his Nîmes tournament.
On Sunday, the archer from Issy-les-Moulineaux, who was knocked out in the semi-final by the Taiwanese Wei Chun-Heng (opposed to the Spaniard Temino Medial for the title), will play bronze against the Brazilian D’almeida, world No. 2, after having still offered himself, in the 8th… the world No. 1, the American Brady Ellison (7-3).
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