The final of the Archery World Cup was held on October 19 and 20 in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Colombian compound archer Sara Lopez conquered the podium and won her ninth world title.
“I am very happy because since the morning I said ‘I want to shoot my best arrows, feel proud of myself and enjoy myself’ and that’s how I’m leaving” commented Lopez.
Lopez faced Alexis Ruiz of the United States in the first quarterfinal match.
The Colombian shot some very good scores and outscored the American 148-144 with four points.
Lopez shot her best score in the semifinals, where she fell one point short of the perfect mark.
This semifinal match was against the local favorite ranked in the first position, Andrea Becerra.
Becerra could not keep up with the Colombian and the final score was 149-146.
In the final for the gold, Lopez faced Meeri-Marita Paas of Estonia.
Lopez won with a single point difference 147-146.
Mexico’s Dafne Quintero took the bronze medal.
She defeated her teammate, Andrea Becerra with a one-point difference, 146-145.
Becerra finished in fourth place and Ruiz of the United States in seventh place.