Not selected for the skeet World Championships, Saint-Lô shooter Éric Delaunay shows his determination to pursue his Olympic goal.
French shooter Éric Delaunay will not be part of the tricolour delegation at the skeet World Championships, which will take place in Doha, Qatar, from 1 to 14 November 2026. A member of the French national team, the Saint-Lô native, aged 38, must come to terms with this decision after a season judged to be mixed at best.
This non-selection adds to a recent setback: he had also been left out of the European Championships, held in Athens, Greece, last autumn. Two missed international appointments in a short space of time weigh heavily on the morale of an athlete accustomed to major championships.
The shooter, who has reacted to the situation, nevertheless refuses to scale back his ambitions. His sights remain set on the 2028 Olympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles, United States. For him, the priority is now to get back to work and regain his place in the national selections.
Skeet, a clay-target discipline on a moving trap, demands constant consistency and concentration at every moment. In this context, successive selections are decisive: they condition access to international competitions and, ultimately, the possibility of aiming for an Olympic qualification.
The next phase of Éric Delaunay's career will therefore depend on his ability to regain the form and consistency that have carried him this far. The coming months will be decisive in determining whether this France national team member can turn his determination into a new selection.
This non-selection adds to a recent setback: he had also been left out of the European Championships, held in Athens, Greece, last autumn. Two missed international appointments in a short space of time weigh heavily on the morale of an athlete accustomed to major championships.
The shooter, who has reacted to the situation, nevertheless refuses to scale back his ambitions. His sights remain set on the 2028 Olympic Games, to be held in Los Angeles, United States. For him, the priority is now to get back to work and regain his place in the national selections.
Skeet, a clay-target discipline on a moving trap, demands constant consistency and concentration at every moment. In this context, successive selections are decisive: they condition access to international competitions and, ultimately, the possibility of aiming for an Olympic qualification.
The next phase of Éric Delaunay's career will therefore depend on his ability to regain the form and consistency that have carried him this far. The coming months will be decisive in determining whether this France national team member can turn his determination into a new selection.
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Source: Ouest-France