The Mexican Alejandra Valencia was left out of the individual archery test at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this Sunday morning after losing to the South Korean and Olympic record holder, Lim Si-Hyeon, in the Quarterfinals.
Valencia and Si-Hyeon gave the public a perfect first set, 30 points, in which they divided unitsas well as a power-to-power duel, as was already predicted as soon as the confrontation between two of the best archers in the world was announced.
The second set was also even, as they closed it with 27 points and put the set points at 2-2 and the one who would take the advantage for the third would be Valencia, who registered 28 units to 27 of his rivalhopeful moment for the country.
However, Lim Si-Hyeon recovered from perfection in the last two sets with 29 points to 28 and 26 for the Mexicanwho closed with three of her worst arrows in the entire Olympic tournament, which left her eliminated from Paris 2024.
Alejandra Valencia says goodbye to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a bronze medal, won in the women’s team event along with Ana Paula Vázquez and Ángela Ruiz, who also said goodbye to the French capital.
How did Ale Valencia reach the Quarterfinals?
The Mexican Alejandra Valencia defeated the Chinese Li Jiaman early this Saturday in the Round of 16 round of women’s archery, a game that led her to face the South Korean.
Valencia achieved an exciting comeback after trailing 5-3 at the end of the fourth set and managed to take the match to the Shoot-Off, where he achieved a place in the Quarterfinals.
Ale and Li tied the first two sets with scores of 29 and 28 points, respectively, and divided units, however, the Chinese took the third by throwing 29 points to the 27 of the Mexican, who was against the ropes.
The fourth set also ended with parity for both competitors, who scored 28 points, a situation that allowed Jiaman to get closer to qualifying, however, Valencia showed the caste and knew how to recover to send the game to the last moments.
The one from Hermosillo, Sonora equalized the set points at the end of the fifth and forced the Shoot-Off, where Li Jiaman threw an 8 with an asterisk (as it was subject to review) and she achieved a 9, which put an end to the stressful match, which ended up taking Mexico.
