To end this World Championship in style, David Jackson offers himself a new title of World Champion. Engaged in 5 individual finals, the Blues therefore leave with 4 new medals, raising the total of the French delegation to 7 this week in Yankton.
New coronation for David Jackson, money for Christine Gauthé
After being crowned 3D World Champion last month in Terni, David Jackson found himself yesterday fighting once once more for Gold. For this confrontation at the top, the French archer found Eric Esposito (Italy). With 7 points more than Esposito on the first target, Jackson put pressure on his opponent from the start. Despite a 9 in the second once morest 14 for the Italian, the 3D World Champion stayed the course and ended up winning with a score of 49 to 47. Gold around his neck, a new title of World Champion added to his prize list, the archer maintains his status as king of the barebow and puts an end to an exceptional season.
Medal alongside Jackson in mixed yesterday, Christine Gauthé was also involved in the individual gold final once morest Cinzia Noziglia (Italy). Getting into difficulty from the start by an opponent in great shape, Gauthe struggling to keep pace and lost 44 to 58 at the end of a meeting controlled from start to finish by the Italian. After the bronze yesterday, the archer leaves with a beautiful silver medal.
Aurélie Autret and Antoine Balanant take bronze
In recurve bow, Aurelie Autret, who was playing in the women’s small final, left Yankton with the bronze medal following a hotly contested match. Led by one point Jindriska Vaneckova (Czech Republic) when she shot her last arrow, the French took the advantage on the wire with a 6, allowing her to win this final 47 to 46. In U21, Antoine Balanant is in turn rewarded with bronze following an equally close match: a 53 to 52 victory once morest the Italian Matteo Borsani.
Another French archer was competing in a U21 compound bronze final. Francois Duboisdespite a great start allowing him to take a three-point lead over his opponent of the day Matija Brink Aljaz (Slovenia), will unfortunately not be on the third step of the podium. The Slovenian, led on the first target, raises his level by successively scoring 18 points on the three remaining, allowing him to win the victory 67 to 64.
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