French Archery Team Trials: Compiègne Selection for World Cup & European Championships 2024

Compiègne, France – Archers from the AC Nîmes club are gearing up for a crucial week of competition as they vie for spots on the French national team. The selection event, taking place in Compiègne from March 14th to 20th, will determine which athletes will represent France at upcoming World Cup stages and the European … Read more

Léa Boujarel: Gard Archery Champion

Léa Boujarel, a 14-year-old Boissetaine, started archery in 2023 at the Arc-club of Saint-Christol, coached by Jean-Luc Dossal. Very quickly, she became passionate about this sporting discipline and really began competing in September 2024. The results quickly came as she won the regional outdoor championship in Cendras in U15 last summer and at the same … Read more

Badminton: Growth & Benefits Confirmed

Monday, January 19, the annual general meeting of the Badminton club was held. Several members were present for this important meeting of associative life, alongside the treasurer Marion Bonhomme and the president Errol Escoï. Also present at this meeting were Olivier Roman, assistant to associations and Grégory Mancuso, member of the associations commission, also licensed … Read more

Badminton Club Wins First Tournament | Success Story

The Bacchus badminton club in Générac organized a large-scale tournament for the first time. One hundred and eighty-six players, from Gard but also from Hérault, Vaucluse and Bouches-du-Rhône, competed in 286 matches. Players were delighted with the single pool format and particularly appreciated the very limited waiting time between each match. The friendly atmosphere, the … Read more

World Archery: Elite Competition in Parnasse | Dates & Details

From Friday January 16 to Sunday January 18, 1,360 archers are competing in Nîmes for the Indoor World Series. On Thursday, the first of… 1,360 archers expected, from Friday to Sunday, in the Gard city arrived in Nîmes. From Estanque to Parnasse, via the Exhibition Center, the grand barnum of World Archery is setting up … Read more

Baptiste Addis: Nîmes Archer Nominated for Gard Sports Trophy 2025

The licensee of the Arc club of Nîmes, in the running for the Gard Sportsmen’s Trophy, continues to confirm his talent, year after year. And 2025 was no exception to the rule. He’s only 19 but, as with some precocious champions, don’t talk to him about age. Finalist, at just 16 years old, in a … Read more

Nîmes Archery World Cup: French Women’s Success

Sunday January 18, at Parnasse, part of the afternoon was Blue during these Indoor World Series. Nîmes’ Victoria Sebastian won gold and her French teammate, Lisa Barbelin, won bronze. However, it was not a Usam Nîmes handball match but, this Sunday afternoon, Parnasse was electric during the Indoor World Series finals. A melting section of … Read more

Victoria Sebastian: Nîmes Archer’s Rise

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 … Read more

AC Nîmes Archers: Addis, Grillat & Eyeni – Friendship & Rivalry

On the occasion of the Indoor World Series, the Nîmes Addis, Eyeni and Grillat, accomplices outside, shot at home, each at their own level. This Saturday afternoon, at the start of the knockout matches and the round of 16, the three found themselves spectators of the event. Even in the stands, on the second day … Read more