D’Amour Faces Japan’s Saito in Archery Elimination Round at Paris Games
Archer Nicholas D’Amour of St. Thomas faced off against Fumiya Saito of Japan in the men’s individual foil 1/32 elimination round Tuesday at the 2024 Paris Games.
2024-07-30 20:43:58 - VI News Staff
In a close match, Saito prevailed over D’Amour 6-4 to advance to the 1/16 elimination round. D’Amour, who also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Games, qualified for his second Olympic berth at the Americas Continental Qualifiers in Medellin, Colombia, in April.
D’Amour, 22, is joined at the Olympics by fellow Virgin Islands athletes Eduardo Garcia in the marathon; Kruz Schembri in fencing; and Max Wilson and Natalia Kuipers in swimming.