{"id":3068,"date":"2025-09-09T09:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T07:48:22","slug":"girard-emulates-peineau-to-frances-second-compound-mens-world-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/girard-emulates-peineau-to-frances-second-compound-mens-world-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Girard emulates Peineau to claim France\u2019s second compound men\u2019s world title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nicolas Girard added to his impressive outdoor season with victory in the compound men\u2019s final at the World Archery Championships in Gwangju , not dropping a single point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He edged world number two Mathias Fullerton, 150-149, with both archers heading into the fifth end on perfect 120s. But the Dane faltered at the last hurdle, landing his only nine with his 13th arrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girard \u2013 also the top men\u2019s compound seed this week \u2013 seized the opportunity and closed with a 100% record in the 10-ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI admit I still have a bit of trouble really feeling it,\u201d he said after being greeted by raucous cheers and whistles from his French teammates in the warm-up tent. \u201cFor sure, the welcome my friends gave me touched me a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout the outdoor season, my goal was to make it onto the podium at the World Championships, so all the World Cups helped me try to raise my level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hadn\u2019t planned on showing this [a 150 in the gold medal match], but I think I succeeded today, and that\u2019s really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girard\u2019s journey to gold at 5.18 Democracy Square had all the makings of a World Archery Champion \u2013 one that Sebastien Peineau, the last Frenchman to win the title in Mexico City in 2017, would be proud of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The morning\u2019s last-16 was a smooth opener, another 150 against T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Batuhan Akcaoglu\u2019s 147. Then came a comeback \u2013 and a touch of revenge \u2013 against India\u2019s newly crowned team gold medallist Rishabh Yadav, who led 117-116 after four ends. But two wide nines scuppered the Indian\u2019s chances, as Girard finished strongly to win, 146-145.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the second time the two had faced off this week after the team final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Indoor Archery World Series Finals runner-up turned pantomime villain as he ended hopes of a Korean compound champion on home soil, defeating eventual bronze medallist Choi Yonghee in a shoot-off under heavy rain \u2013 a cruel outcome for the Korean, whose family were watching from the stands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different contexts, different matches, different pressures, different opponents \u2013 but Girard had an answer for whatever Monday afternoon threw at him, much to the detriment of reigning European Champion Fullerton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While others faltered, he looked unstoppable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a stark contrast to his early exit at the last World Championships in Berlin, where he famously missed the target altogether on one arrow in the opening round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was very difficult,\u201d said Girard when reflecting on that previous performance. \u201cThe weather conditions were tough for us. I missed the target once. That\u2019s the game, it\u2019s part of archery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was disappointment afterward, but that arrow allowed me to get here today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Girard is victorious at the Archery World Cup Final in Nanjing next month, it would cap an unforgettable season in which he\u2019s climbed three World Cup podiums \u2013 including individual gold at stage three in Antalya \u2013 after going three years without one since Tlaxcala in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girard has timed his rise perfectly to follow in the footsteps of Peineau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final ranking: Compound men<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Nicolas Girard, France <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Mathias Fullerton, Denmark \"DEN<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Choi Yonghee, Korea \"KOR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Curtis Broadnax, USA <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Prathamesh Bhalchandra Fuge, India <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Yagiz Sezgin, T\u00fcrkiye \"TUR<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Rishabh Yadav, India <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Aman Saini, India <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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