Opposed to the Croatian, Remar Alen in the final, the Frenchman, Anthony Barbierlicensed at the Sentinelle club in Brienon-sur-Armançon, has a lot to do against the second in the qualifications. Himself arriving fifth, the match promises to be intense. This is not lacking since each archer passes the ball to each other in a prestigious final. The Frenchman starts perfectly with a 30-point volley and wins the first set. However, his opponent did not say his last word and won the second set with a perfect volley of 30 points. In the next two sets, the two athletes neutralized each other and won a point each time to give way to the last six most thrilling arrows. Determined to leave with the most beautiful metal around his neck, the Frenchman took advantage of a small gap from the Croatian to win the last set (29-28) and to win with honors with a score of 6 to 4. well-deserved first step on the podium for the young 24-year-old archer.
Earlier in the day for his first elimination match, Anthony Barbier found himself facing the 28th in qualifying, Luuk Wisselink (NED) who did not make his task easy. Hanging on throughout the match, the French athlete still managed to win his 1/16th final thanks to a perfect last end synonymous with a 6 to 4 victory. A 1/8th final against Huang Li-Cheng (TPE) won 7 at 3 to continue launching the machine. In his Franco-French quarter-final, Anthony continues his momentum with two last ends at 30 points. Opposed to the Slovenian Ziga Ravnikar in the semi-final, the Frenchman did not let the suspense build and confirmed his state of form. With almost, even perfect volleys (29-29-30), the Frenchman won heavily with a score of 6 to 0 against an opponent who did not find the weapons to thwart the French performance.
Bronze for Jennifer Devaux and Nicolas Girard
Other French athletes who have performed, we find Jennifer Devauxlicensed at the Arc club of Issy-les-Moulineaux, who leaves with the bronze medal in her recurve bow category. Nicolas Girardlicensed to Archers Saint-Martinois, also reached the third step of the podium in compound arch.
For the Frenchwoman, the hope of a gold medal ends at the end of the final after her 6-2 defeat against the Korean, Lim Duna, who finished first in the qualifications. Despite a solid match, the French athlete cannot face his opponent who volleys at 29-30-29-29 but still manages to win two points, unfortunately not enough to see the doors to the final open. open. A big name in archery, Michelle Kroppen (GER), also defeated in the semi-final by a Korean Lim Hana, awaits the Frenchwoman. In a high-flying match, Jennifer Devaux managed to capture the bronze medal, thanks in particular to her last two ends of 30 points which allowed her to climb to the third step of the podium.
