Italy bowed out in the round of 16 of the mixed team archery tournament at the Youth Olympic Games, wrapping up a winless campaign at the Abdoulaye Wade Stadium.
The delegation closed its participation after falling short in both individual and team brackets across the Senegal capital.
Matilde Manini and NiccolΓ² Mazzuoli dropped their opening fixture 5-1 to Turkey’s Dunya Yenihayat and Muhammet Musab Gulay, according to tournament reports. Set scores across the match finished 38-38, 38-35, and 40-35 in favor of the Turkish duo.
The elimination arrived after Manini had already exited the individual women’s bracket at the round-of-16 stage. Yenihayat, who secured the individual gold medal in Dakar, paired with Gulay to control the latter stages of the mixed team clash.
Mazzuoli and Manini fought through a tied opening set before dropping the subsequent two frames. The defeat concluded the archery program’s schedule for the Italian under-18 squad at the fourth summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games.
While the Italian archers packed their gear, the United States contingent charged through the bracket to capture the mixed team gold medal. Competition at the Dakar Games marked the first time the summer event has been hosted in Africa, following an eight-year gap prompted by pandemic-related postponements.
With the mixed team podium decided and the United States atop the final standings, the international youth archery schedule turns toward regional indoor qualifiers and upcoming continental circuit events.
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