Mauro Nespoli ends his season with a defeat in the quarterfinals at the Archery World Cup 2024 Finalsthe last act of the greatest international outdoor circuit. In Tlaxcala the Italian Olympic star lost in the first round of the direct elimination draw, immediately exiting the scene in his seventh career appearance at the World Cup Finals.
The appointment with the first triumph in this event has therefore been postponed again, after the second place in Moscow 2019 and the third in Hermosillo 2023. Nespoli succumbed to the Mexican landlord Matias Grandenot playing a good match and paying the price in four sets with a score of 6-2 (28-27, 29-24, 27-28 and 30-26 the partial singles).
The men’s recurve competition was won by the South Korean phenomenon Kim WoojinThat completed a triumphant 2024 in which obviously the trio of golds (individual, trio and Mixed Team) at the Paris Olympic Games stands out, equaling the record of the American Brady Ellison with five overall seals in the World Cup Finals.
Kim Woojin got the better of his compatriot Lee Woo Seok 7-3 in the last act of the tournament at the end of an exciting challenge with stratospheric scores (29-30, 29-28, 30-30, 29-28, 29- 28). In the women’s competition, however, a clear success was achieved for the Chinese team Li Jiamanwho won the World Cup for the first time in her career by beating the Indian Deepika Kumari 6-0 in the decisive match.
