The national elite of sport-bowls distinguished itself during the French shooting championship, at the Béziers bowling alley

Les trois lauréats masculins – Romain Garcia, n°1 (Balaruc), Cédric Cazorla, n°2 (Béziers) et Jérôme Thomas, n°3 (Mâcon) – entourés par Marc Valette et Michelle Arvieu.

Under the aegis of the French Sport Boules Federation, the Entente bouliste Biterroise masterfully organized, on the weekend of April 13 and 14, this precision test which saw s' #39;face the 125 best in the discipline. Here are all the results.

Sports-boules athletes were in the spotlight on the weekend of April 13 and 14, in Béziers, with the French shooting championship, at the boules pitch of the l' avenue Jean-Baptiste-Blattes, which brought together 125 participants. The national elite, in the senior, female and youth categories, were present for two days.

This discipline combines tradition and high-level competition. It requires rigor, precision, dexterity and physical investment. La Marseillaise, sung by the competitors and those present, opened the awards ceremony. Michelle Arvieu, the president of the Entente Bouliste Biterroise which hosted the competition, Bernard Daubard, president of the French Sport-Boules Federation and Marc Valette, municipal councilor responsible for sports, distributed the gold, silver and bronze medals for the first three in each category. A lovely party closed the championship.

Progressive firing

– Senior elite (1/2): 1st, Guillaume Abelfo; 2nd, Alexandre Chirat; 3rd, Frédéric Marsens.
– National (1/2/3): 1st,  Loïc Béraud; 2nd, Mickaël Guespin-Vévaud, 3rd, Enzo Patala.
– G 18: 1st,  Jules Peyrard; 2nd, Tom Combier; 3rd,  Nathan Pomarel.
– G 15: 1st, Gaëtan Loche; 2nd,  Louis Oudin; 3rd,  Romain Saroul.

For women:  

– Women: 1st, Inci Ece Ozturk; 2nd, Barbara Barthet; 3rd, Ophélie Armanet.
– F 18: 1st,  Léna Vandenberghe; 2nd, Julie Gruet; 3rd, Stecy Leyral.
– F 15: 1st, Ambre Jean; 2nd, Jade Charre; 3rd, Chloé Dorne.

Precision Shot

– Men: 1st, Romain Garcia; 2nd, Cédric Cazorla; 3rd, Jérôme Thomas.
– G 18: 1st,  Jules Peyrard; 2nd,  Jules Arnaud; 3rd, Maxime Chaux.
– G 15: 1st, Théo Payrastre; 2nd, Damien Bozon; 3rd, Louis Oudin.

For women:

– Women: 1st, Ophélie Armanet; 2nd, Justine Sage; 3rd,  Charlotte Tolmos.
– F 18: 1st, Léna Vandenberghe; 2nd,  Emma Staircase; 3rd, Stecy Leyral.
– F 15: 1st, Sarah Staircase; 2nd, Lola Bouvier-Thomas; 3rd,  Jeanne Bastoul.