The French elite 18m shooting championships ended on Sunday at Vendéspace. Six new elite French champions have been crowned.
It was intense, tight and precise. Ended yesterday, the French elite 18m shooting championships crowned six new French champions at Vendéspace in front of eager spectators.
Marion Bardary and Florent Mulot win in recurve
In the recurve category, it was the recent military world vice-champion who retained her national title in a close final against Johanna Lepron. “It was my first arena, it’s impressive, but you quickly get back into the game. The first end, the stress builds and then finally you just have to go,” confides the winner. Anaïs Vignon, for her part, won the small final. For the men, Florent Mulot won gold after being in bronze last year. Draveil Sénart’s archer took the lead over Emilien Cheneau. Florian Bossard completes the podium.
The Girard siblings at the top in compound arch
In women’s compound archery, Marion Girard, fourth last year, won the title against Sandra Hervé. Recently silver medalist at the European Championships, Léa Girault finished third. Among the men, the two archers of the French team Nicolas Girard and Adrien Gontier achieved a high-level final. The title holder, Nicolas Girard, managed to retain his title, the year in which his sister also won it. “I really wanted to be French champion at the same time as my brother. It’s something I had in mind. From now on, she will no longer be Nico’s sister, she will be Marion’s brother,” underlines the French champion.
Sandrine Dupond and David Jackson in gold in bare bow
In the bare bow category, Sandrine Richard won the title against Noémie Richard. “It was my first elite championship and by qualifying for the final, I knew I would have a medal, that was the goal of this weekend. The rest was just a bonus,” she said. In silver last year, Virginie Chevrier went down a level by collecting bronze. After gold in 2022 and silver in 2023, David Jackson once again takes the top step of the podium ahead of Nicolas Durveau and Vincent Houdart.
2024-03-04 08:00:00
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