2023-08-04 14:40:09
Published on August 4, 2023 at 4:40 p.m. Aurélien Canot
The French team did not go far from a historic coronation, this Friday in Berlin during the recurve team event of the World Archery Championships. Two years after winning bronze, Les Bleues had to settle for silver after their defeat in the final against Germany.
In two years, Les Bleues have climbed one step on the podium of the World Championships. Unfortunately, the first world title in the history of the French team will still wait at least for the next edition, scheduled for 2025 in Gwangju, South Korea. The feat did not go far for the Habs, however, rewarded for their magnificent journey with the silver medal, two years after winning the bronze medal in Yankton, in the United States. Rid of the formidable Koreans, eliminated to everyone’s surprise in the 1st round (by Indonesia, another huge favorite for the title) when they had finished at the top of the qualifying phase, it was however gold that dreamed the French team this Friday during the recurve team event of these World Archery Championships taking place in Berlin. A victory was missed by Lisa Barbelin, Caroline Lopez and Audrey Adiceom (who replaced Mélodie Richard compared to the last Worlds) to finally climb on the roof of the world, two years after this third place which had come to put an end to… 34 years of scarcity (Editor’s note: The last medal before this bronze medal from Yankton dates back to 1987). After their dry victory (6-0) against the Netherlands in the semi-finals, the French trio nevertheless began to dream of a first title.
Germany made the difference in the fourth set
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To make this nearly perfect day a day of glory to be anchored in the legend of archery in France, Les Bleues would have had to continue their faultless performance by winning the final against Germany. , on his land. A great performance in the strings of our representatives. Unfortunately, in a very tight final between the two nations, it was the Germans who had the last word and won this head-to-head for the gold with the score of 5 points to 3. In the first set, the two teams tied (53-53). This was not the case, however, in the second set, which turned to the advantage of Charline Schwarz, Katharina Bauer and Michelle Kroppen. The two 10s from Barbelin and Lopez in the third set tied the scorers, before the last two arrows of the fourth set allowed the Germans to obtain the deliverance. It only remains to hope that the French, tanned in 2021 and silver this year, will win the Grail in two years.
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