After a first day closed to the public and intended to determine the seeds for the competition, the Para archers began the competition this Friday morning. On the program for the morning, the women’s compound bow competition. After a great success during the Olympic Games, the Invalides site finally met spectators of the Paralympic Games.
Unlike yesterday when the sun was shining, the public sat in the stands around 9 a.m., under an overcast sky. Despite the time, the view is breathtaking on the competition site. Invalides on the left, Grand Palais on the right and Eiffel Tower opposite: from the right stand, it is difficult to have a better view.
Although many seats remained vacant for the first duels, the stands filled up little by little throughout the morning. If we hear applause after each arrow shot, the spectators experienced their first chills during the match between the Polish Kseniya Markitantova and the Bangladeshi Joma Akter. After 5 ends played, the score was 138 to 138. After this tie, Joma Akter manages to get a 10, but it’s not enough: the Pole manages to find the X and wins the victory, enough to seduce the public.
