With the bronze medal that she won as a team, Ana Paula Vazquez found in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games the revenge after Tokio 2020However, on an individual level she again fell short and was eliminated in the Round of 32 against the German Charline Schwarz, in a close match that was decided at the limit of the fifth set.
After shooting two nines, Ana Paula made the necessary adjustment to shoot a 10 and take the lead in the first set. However, the German, who shot a 10 and 9 on her first shots, tied it on her last arrow with a 9 that was just on the border with the 8.
For the second set, the Coahuila native took advantage of the European throwing a 7, to take a 3-1 lead in the match after closing the episode with a double 10. Unfortunately, for the third set the story was reversed and Ana Pau threw two eights that allowed her rival to tie the game 3-3.
The fourth set had another difficult start for Ana Pau with a seven, but she made up for it with a nine; Schwarz also hit a nine followed by two eights to maintain the tie at 4-4. Already in the fifth and final set, with the wind bothering both archers, the Mexican hit a nine at the time limit.
Unfortunately for her, the German hit the bull’s-eye and with a score of 29-28 she took the set and the match. In this way, Ana Paula ends her participation in the summer competition, but leaves with the team bronze that she won alongside Alejandra Valencia y Angela Ruiz.
Alejandra Valencia and Matías Grande, the only ones in the Round of 16
With Ana Paula the archery activity for Mexico ended this Thursday. Only Alejandra Valencia y Matias Grande advanced to the Round of 16, an event that will begin on Saturday, August 3. Prior to that, the duo will face Brazil this Friday 2nd in the mixed team event.
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