A young 23 year old athlete Chirault anchored that team in Japan and he did it again today with Valladont second and Addis third, only this time the The Vegas Shoot silver medallist landed four of his eight arrows in the 10-ring.
The Frenchman’s always oozed serenity as the first shooter – a perfect characteristic for the position – but today he oozed quality with the bow.
“In Shanghai, I had some trouble in my eye. I woke up in the morning and my eye was twice the size.”
“This time, I was ready, even if the week was a bit difficult for me [as individual]. For this final, I wanted to give my best for the team and start with a 10 in the arena for my teammates as it’s really important to make them confident,” he added.
“This is my work, I managed to do it well today so I’m very proud.”
The bells of the overcast beautiful Madrid cathedral ringing above Explanada Puente del Rey only added to the poignance of Addis, Chirault and Valladont’s first world gold together.
Their time has come in the World Cup, will it in Gwangju?
Olympic gold medallists Korea took the recurve women’s team gold but USA’s Ellison and Jennifer Mucino beat them to the top recurve mixed team podium.
Competition in Madrid concludes with recurve individual finals in the afternoon which are ongoing.
