Julián Andrés Santa
Since yesterday, all the emotions of the Archery World Cup began in Shanghai, China, where more than 330 archers from 46 countries compete and the only representative from Colombia is the Pereira archer Sara José López Well, who, as always, is responsible for raising the flag of his city and country high before the world.
At the beginning of the qualifying phase, Sara López took fourth place and thus secured her qualification to the round of 16. Now, the Risraldense is preparing for her next challenge, which will be tomorrow at 2:50 in the afternoon, China time, 2 in the morning, Colombian time. Her next opponent will be the winner of the duel between the American Cassidy Cox and the Kazakhstani Aizhan Seidakhmetova.
This is how the only representative of Colombian archery in the highest orbital event will seek to qualify for the quarterfinals, if they win their individual matches. Let us also remember that the Risaralda athlete has already secured her place in the World Archery Championship to be held in Chengdu, China in 2025, thanks to her position in the world ranking.
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Tomorrow the round of 16 and quarterfinals will be played. The semifinal and final will be on Saturday, April 27 in the compound modality and on Sunday the 28th in the recurve modality. The event takes place in its qualifying and elimination phase at Yuanshen Stadium, while the finals will be held at Pudong Riverside Financial Plaza.
In the women’s archery ranking in Colombia, Sara López occupies first place in compound, followed by also from Risaralden, Juliana Gallego and third place is completed by Alejandra Usquiano from Valle del Cauca. For his part, in the men’s group, Jagdeep Teji Singh from Risara appears in third place.
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2024-04-24 05:20:19