Young Addis chose the latter, ending his 18 metres campaign at Nimes – his home club – and deliberately not entering Vegas to focus solely on 70 metres shooting in the meantime.
Two weeks – for him at least – was not enough time to switch and compete to his best abilities.
A sacrifice in some ways, to not put himself in for a chance of winning 5,000 USD, but his tunnel vision paid dividends as he coped best under the warm, Mexican gusts at Parque del Arte, getting 28 10s also in the process.
“It was really to focus on my skill. The wind is here but I need to shoot a good arrow every time to increase my skill. I do my best for shooting a good arrow, not a 10, and if it’s an 8, it’s not a problem.”
“I can’t regret anything, I do my best, and I think it’s the most important thing. I know my coach knows what is a good arrow for me, and I try to do that.”
“If I can shoot all the arrows good, it’s 720 and that’s all, but it’s not the game. The game is to try to, first of all, shoot a good arrow and after try to do 100 per cent or 90 per cent of arrows good,” he added.
It was also a good day for China in both recurve categories in the 72-arrow round.
Gwangju 2025 World Championships recurve women silver medallist Zhu Jingyi obtained her first World Cup pole with 659, whilst recurve men rookie Sun Jingxuan became the third seed in his maiden appearance on an international shooting line with 669.
He beat Tokyo 2020 champion Mete Gazoz to the position by getting five more arrows in the X-ring.
Action resumes tomorrow in Puebla with recurve team eliminations in the morning, followed by compound and recurve mixed team eliminations in the afternoon.
