EUROPEAN FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP WITH GB GOLD
Bryony Pitman and Conor Hall won gold in the mixed team event at the European Field Championships, held in Poreč, Croatia, in September. In total, 191 archers from 22 countries competed at the competition, which included senior and junior categories in recurve, compound and barebow.
Pitman and Hall shot in the recurve mixed team matches where in their semi-finals they beat Slovenia 82-81. In the gold-medal final, they shot 74 to France’s 72 to take the title.
Bayley Sargeant and Chris White took on Italy in the compound mixed gold-medal final where they tied on 84 points each. In the shootoff, GB’S 10 was not enough to beat Italy’s 12, giving GBR a silver medal.
In the women’s junior recurve team match, Sinead Byrne, Kathryn Morton and Louisa
Piper beat Sweden for the bronze medal by two points, 55-53.
The competition also acted as a qualifier for the delayed World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. This competition, unlike the main draw, was open to international competitors. Nineteen countries won spots, bringing the total number that will compete in Birmingham to 20.