Israel Madaye (born 23 March 1988)[1] is a Chadian archer. A bronze medalist at the 2019 African Games, he qualified to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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| Nationality | Chadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editA keen footballer in his youth, he began archery at the age of 19 years old. He won a regional event in Niger in 2013 and went on to reach the quarter-finals at the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia.[2]
He won the bronze medal in the mixed team recurve event with Marlyse Hourtou at the 2019 African Games in Rabat. At the Games, he also finished fourth in the individual event and won bronze in the team event.[3][4]
In 2023, he won the gold medal in the mixed team recurve bow with Martine Abaïfouta Hallas Maria at the 2023 African Archery Championships in Nabeul, Tunisia.[5][6] With that result he automatically qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[7]
In July 2024, he was confirmed to be representing Chad at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
In August 2024, he joined Good Neighbors (organization) as a global influencer, who supports initiatives to empower children in African countries.[9]
Personal life
editHe is a resident archer at the World Archery Excellence Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Israel Madaye". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Watta, Evelyn (14 July 2020). "Israel Madaye: My 'steel mind' helped Chad earn first Olympic qualification in archery". Olympics.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Jeux africains : les archers offrent au Tchad sa 3e et 4e médailles". lepaystchad.com. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Wells, Chris (30 August 2019). "Egyptian mixed team win in Rabat qualifies Chad for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Munsamy, Selina (16 November 2023). "CHAD MIXED DOUBLES SECURE PARIS 2024 SPOT AT AFRICAN ARCHERY CHAMPS". gsport. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Parker, Joe (12 November 2023). "Chad wins tickets to Paris 2024 Olympics at African Championships". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "4 LESSER-KNOWN OLYMPIC SPORTS FEATURING AFRICAN ATHLETES IN 2024". Standard.gm. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Wells, Chris (9 July 2024). "Final list of 128 archers competing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Archer Israel Madaye Inspires African Children with Good Neighbors". Good Neighbors.
- ^ Parker, Joe (10 November 2023). "Cote d'Ivoire and Chad to shoot for Olympic tickets to Paris 2024". World Archery. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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