Archery: at the World Cup, Nîmes Baptiste Addis breaks all records and carries the French team

Baptiste Addis, Victoria Sébastian et Jean-Charles Valladont ACN

À Shanghai, pour la première étape de la Coupe du monde avec les Bleus, le prodige nîmois de 17 ans a battu plusieurs records, ce mercredi 24 avril.

The residents of the Arc Club de Nîmes continue to impress on the international scene. This Wednesday, April 24, the Blues, engaged in Shanghai for the first stage of the World Cup, broke 6 records, including some by the Nîmes!

As leader, Baptiste Addis, the youngest of the French delegation (17 years old), broke the French individual record, achieving a performance of 687 points.& nbsp;The previous record was set at 684 points. He finished 4th in the general ranking, behind South Korean legend Kim Woojin and his 699 points.

His Gard teammate, Jean-Charles Valladont (silver medalist at the Rio Games in 2016) finished in 31st place with 670 points.

European record

And the kid didn't stop there. To complete this beautiful day, Baptiste Addis, in a mixed duo with Lisa Barbelin, shattered the European record established by the German pair Kroppen-Uruh in 2022, achieving a performance of 1 365 points.

For women, Victoria Sebastian comes out 34th in qualifying with 650 points.