Frenchwoman Amélie Cordeau did not advance past the round of 16 of the individual archery event on Wednesday at the Paris 2024 Games.
Frenchwoman Amélie Cordeau was eliminated on Wednesday during the round of 16 of the individual event of the archery at the Paris Olympics. For her second match at the end of the afternoon, between a few drops of rain, the young 18-year-old archer lost against the British Megan Havers 6-5 in the play-off round (10-9).
Trailing after the first two rounds (29-27 and 28-28), she equalized by winning the 3rd round (30-28). The Briton took back control after the 4th set (28-27), but the Frenchwoman pushed into the play-off thanks to the victory in the 5th set (28-27), before losing. “It didn’t come down to anything, I’m a little disappointed but I did what I could. I came back in the jump-off, afterwards she shot very well, I did what I could and frankly I’m happy to have achieved the results I did even if I lost.commented Cordeau.
She had dominated the Slovak Denisa Barankova in the 32nd final 7 to 3 (23-27, 28-28, 29-26, 29-26 and 29-26), a few minutes earlier. Opposed to the Briton Conor Hall, Jean-Charles Valladont lost 6-4, giving up the points of the first and fifth sets (29-27 and 30-27 respectively). “He shot very well. It’s a bit hard to say that you’re going out in the first round with everything behind you. Today, I just regret losing my match, but I don’t regret my shot.”commented the Frenchman.
