BOULCH WINS BACK-TO-BACK TITLES IN NIMES

French compound archer Jean Philippe Boulch won his second consecutive title at the Nimes Archery Tournament in January 2022.

Boulch, a left-hander, went two points ahead of compatriot Nicolas Girard in the third end of their final and took the advantage to the end, 147-145.

Boulch’s victory in Nimes last year was in a tournament restricted to just over 100 elite participants, and no audience. This time, the stands were packed with archers.

“I won, I’m happy. It’s a great weekend,” he said.

European champion Lisa Barbelin, Sarah Prieels and Felix Wieser also took individual golds at the first of the two competitions comprising the Indoor Archery World Series in 2022.

The men’s recurve final was notably high quality, with Steve Wijler – the defending champion – dropping just a single point against his finals opponent. However, Wieser shot perfectly to take the win 6-4.