French archers Lisa Barbelin, Audrey Adiceom and Caroline Lopez qualified for the semi-finals of the world championships at the Berlin Olympic Park on Wednesday morning and will aim for the world podium on Friday afternoon, one year before the Paris Olympics .
Eighth after qualifying on Tuesday morning, the French were exempt from the first round and took out Great Britain (5-4), in the dam (29-25), in the round of 16, after being led 4-2.
In the quarter-finals, they faced the Indonesians who surprised the South Koreans (5-3) in the round of 16. The Koreans had not missed a team podium at the World Championships since 1999.
Led 3 to 1, the French women finally dominated the Indonesians 5 to 3, to climb for the second consecutive time in the semi-finals of the Worlds, after the bronze won in 2021. Two years ago, the team was made up of Lisa Barbelin, Caroline Lopez and Mélodie Richard.
On Friday, they will face the Netherlands for a place in the world final, which the French archers have not contested since 1953. The other semi-final will oppose Germany to Mexico.
