Campos Marzano, 27, finished a humongous 56 points behind the top seed [578] after the 72-arrow round, getting just four 10s overall compared to Lavrinc’s 10, to make her the sixth seed out of seven competitors in the para recurve women category.
But when it mattered most, the roles had reversed.
It was the Peruvian who performed more consistently, averaging an arrow score of nine, whilst Lavrinc mustered an average of 8.33, with two sevens in the third set and a high five in the last set helping to confirm her second runner-up finish in 2026 – she lost the gold medal match at the Rome 2026 European Para Championships as well.
For Campos, Santiago represented making history for Peru in para archery, but for Jason Tabansky in the W1 men category, it was also about preparation for next year’s Para Pan American Games.
The majority of archers in Chile’s capital this week were unsurprisingly from the Americas continent, many of whom, like Tabansky, will likely feature for their respective squads in Lima 2027.
Although the American beat Czechia’s David Drahoninsky – the top seed of the tournament – 6-2, the Paris Paralympic champion viewed Santiago as something to “propel” him and Team USA forward.
“We’re off to Lima to discover a place I’ve never been to before, to keep thriving in what we’re doing and to keep moving forward,” said Tabansky. “I spoke to my friend Ryan [Lindstrom] and told him, ‘Look, let’s make sure this final, this tournament, propels us to achieve something even greater in Lima.’”
“That’s why we’re going all out for those places at next year’s Games.”
Before Lima 2027, there is one last stop of the World Para Series’ maiden season, which takes place in Dubai from 5-10 December.
You can also watch back all the finals action from Santiago on archery+.
