Yankton 2026: Team Uukha shines at the Field & 3D World Championships
Two intense weeks, two World Championships, and a fantastic medal haul for our team of ambassadors!
Yankton 2026 – Part 1: The World Field Archery Championships
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The World Field Archery Championships were held in some particularly challenging conditions, with rain - and plenty of it! Some targets even had to be cancelled, but that didn’t stop our ambassadors from delivering outstanding performances!
World Titles for Giuseppe and Ludvig 🥇
In Men’s Barebow, Italy’s Giuseppe Seimandi claimed the World Championship title after an outstanding competition from start to finish.
In the U21 Barebow Men’s category, it was a familiar battle between our two young ambassadors, Ludvig Rohlin (Sweden) and Ollie Hicks (Great Britain), who dominated the competition.
Ludvig came out on top in the final to claim his second consecutive World Championship title!
Audrey Machinet, World Championship Silver Medallist! 🥈
A fantastic performance from France’s Audrey Machinet in Women’s Recurve!
After finishing 10th in qualification, Audrey battled her way through the elimination matches to reach the gold medal final, where she eventually fell to the new World No. 1, Casey Kaufhold.
An outstanding run and a well-deserved World Championship silver medal! 🇫🇷🏹
All the other Team Uukha results
Women’s Barebow:
Alicia Baumert — 10th
Women’s Recurve:
Marie Lejeune — 9th
Jennifer Devaux — 12th
Men’s Barebow:
Jovica Djukic — 13th
Alex De Vera — 14th
Lars Sorlie — 15th
Yankton 2026 – Part 2: the World 3D Archery Championships
Straight after the World Field Archery Championships, the action continued in Yankton with the World 3D Archery Championships!
Virginie Chevrier, the New Queen of 3D! 👑🏹
An almost perfect week for France’s Virginie Chevrier in Women’s Barebow!
Impressive throughout the elimination rounds, Virginie successively defeated the 6th, 3rd and 2nd seeds to earn her place in the gold medal final.
Determined to claim her first major international title, she left no room for doubt in the final, defeating Austria’s Rosemarie Leitner to become World Champion.
🌍🥇 A brilliant performance and a World title for Virginie! Congratulations, World Champion!
Another Bronze Medal for Giuseppe Seimandi! 🥉
After an earlier-than-expected exit in the Round of 16 of the individual event, Giuseppe wasn’t done with Yankton just yet!
Together with his Italian teammates, he bounced back to claim a fantastic Team bronze medal. 🥉
Another international medal for our ambassador - his second in just two weeks!
👏 Congratulations, Giuseppe, on another great performance!
All the Other Team Uukha Results
Women’s Barebow:
Alicia Baumert — 17th
Women’s Traditional:
Anne Sorais-Chateaugiron — 14th
Men’s Barebow:
Ollie Hicks — 4th
Ludvig Rohlin — 11th
Jovica Djukic — 14th
Lars Sorlie — 21st
Men’s Traditional:
Steve Allam — 14th
👏🌍 Congratulations to all our ambassadors who proudly represented their countries and flew the Uukha colours at these two World Championships!
Medals, outstanding performances, unforgettable emotions… and above all, Team Uukha competing at the very highest level of international archery! 🏹🔥
Congratulations to every one of you!
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