She came for a place on the podium and achieved it with determination, Alejandra Valencia achieved third place in the women’s recurve category in the Final of the Archery Cup, after beating the Korean Jeon Hunyoung 6-2.
The Sonoran acknowledged that “she wanted first place,” however, she noted that she enjoyed this result despite falling one step, since in the 2023 edition she finished in second place.
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The competition was emotional; In the quarterfinals, the native of Hermosillo debuted with a 6-4 victory over the Olympic champion Lim Sihyeon, from Korea, but in the semifinal, she let some opportunities go and lost 6-4 to Kumari, who lowered the level in the final ; For the bronze, Valencia defeated Korean Hunyoung 6-2 after achieving a perfect 10 in the last set.
Valencia was not the only Mexican who competed this Sunday, Ángela Ruiz also had action although she lost 7-3 to the Chinese Li Jiaman in the quarterfinals. While in the men’s recurve modality Matías Grande stayed in fourth place after being surpassed 6-2 by the Brazilian Marcus D’Almeida.
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“(The key) was doing what I know how to do, staying focused, there were mistakes, but they were minimal. In the Olympic Games he beat me, now I had to beat him, that’s sport, Korea is the best and here we come, the 8 best in the World,” added the Sonoran.
