Elia Canales, the newly crowned world champion in archery, recently visited the sports facility at Golf Costa Dorada to share her technical insights and winning mindset with young athletes. According to local reports from La Ciutat, the elite archer visited the sports facility to pass on her expertise to the children training on-site, offering a firsthand look at what it takes to reach the pinnacle of global sport.
The visit follows a historic breakthrough on the international stage for Spanish archery. Canales, alongside her mixed team partner Andrés Temiño, captured the gold medal in the mixed recurve team event at the World Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, according to detailed coverage from [url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/polideportivo/239512/elia-canales-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-andres-temino.html]Diari de Tarragona[/url]. That victory marked the first-ever world championship gold medal for Spain in an Olympic archery discipline, breaking a milestone that previously stood at a men’s team silver in compound archery from 1997.
Conquering the Global Elite in Gwangju
The victory carried immense weight given the opponents’ staggering pedigree.
Canales and Temiño laid the groundwork for their title run during the qualification round in Gwangju. The pair posted a new Spanish record score of 1,364 points, securing the third-best ranking overall behind powerhouse squads from China and South Korea, according to [url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/polideportivo/239512/elia-canales-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-andres-temino.html]Diari de Tarragona[/url]. That high-ranking finish earned them a bye past the first elimination round.
From there, the Spanish pair navigated a demanding bracket. They defeated the Netherlands 6-0 in the round of 16, edged past Mexico 5-3 in a tense quarterfinal, and swept Japan 5-1 in the semifinals before taking down the host nation in the gold medal match, according to [url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/deportes/polideportivo/239512/elia-canales-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-andres-temino.html]Diari de Tarragona[/url].
The Mindset Behind a World Title
Reflecting on the journey to the top, Canales explained to [url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/espana-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-elia-canales-y-andres-temino-mundial-2025]Olympics.com[/url] that the ambition within the partnership was fixed from day one. “The goal was clear from the beginning: to win,” Canales stated, noting that previous World Cup podium finishes—including a silver in Shanghai and a bronze in Yecheon—had proven they belonged among the sport’s elite.
Despite the historic nature of the victory, Canales rejects the idea of hidden shortcuts. “We are simply people who work hard, like many others. There is talent, as in the rest of the shooting line, but I don’t think there is a secret. It is simply constant work and wanting to be better little by little,” she told [url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/espana-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-elia-canales-y-andres-temino-mundial-2025]Olympics.com[/url]. She also emphasized the close bond formed by training together daily at the Blume residence in Madrid.
Temiño echoed those sentiments regarding the competitive environment in international archery. “All the archers who come to a World Championship are good, and I don’t think there is a secret. The only thing is to work hard every day, be present, enjoy it, and live what you are doing at every moment,” Temiño told [url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/espana-campeona-mundo-tiro-arco-elia-canales-y-andres-temino-mundial-2025]Olympics.com[/url].
Building for the Future at Home
By bringing her newly acquired wisdom directly to the children at Golf Costa Dorada, Canales aims to plant the seeds for the next generation of Spanish competitors.
