In the first half of July, representatives of the Carcassonne archery club took part in the French championships. Among the competitors who made the trip, several returned with a medal in their pocket.
Just before leaving on vacation, the Carcassonne archery club knew how to shine. On July 6 and 7, Benoit Estève and Laurent Fournier went to Fontainebleau, in Seine-et-Marne, as part of the French Para-Archery Championships. One of the final events of the season that allowed the two athletes to show what they were capable of, among 90 para-archers determined to achieve a great performance for their organization.
In the national men’s federal recurve bow, at a distance of 50 meters, Benoit Estève and Laurent Fournier particularly distinguished themselves on Saturday. The first, with 72 arrows shot, beat his record set over the entire outdoor season, recording 616 points out of 720, and 15 arrows planted in the 10. Result: the silver medal brought back to Carcassonne. The second, for his part, managed to reach the 10 zone ten times, concluding his performance with 586 points, his third best score of the year. For his part, he closed the podium by winning the bronze medal.
The exploits continued
The emotions were not over for the archery club of the prefecture city. A week later, on July 13 and 14, the archers gathered for the French championship in Saint-Avertin, in Indre-et-Loire. 424 participants were counted over the entire competition, including Clément Douce, Joël Hurlault and Alain Lucas, who came from Carcassonne. The latter competed at 50 meters, in the Senior 2 classic bow category, a first since his last participation in 2022. For his return, he totaled 583 points with 72 arrows shot, including 9 in the 10. In the final ranking, his performance allowed him to reach 80th place.
Finally, the last two defended the club’s colours in their respective categories: in Senior 1 classic bow, shot at Olympic distance, at 70 metres for Clément Douce and at 60 metres, in the Senior 3 classic bow category, at international distance for Joël Hurlault. Respectively, they were ranked 49th and 11th. After a grueling course, Joël “unfortunately loses 6-0 and collects the chocolate medal”in the running for the small final, described the Carcassonne structure in its press release.
2024-08-04 15:21:00
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