Vincent Leblond pulled off a major and even historic feat at the 57th Quebec Games Provincial Finals on Sunday in Rimouski.
The young athlete from Senneterre won the bronze medal in the decathlon, which is the first podium in this discipline for Abitibi-Témiscamingue in the history of the Games.
Also in the 10th and final competition, the 1500m, Vincent Leblond had to outperform himself to close the gap that had opened up between him and 3rd place.
Still in athletics, on Tuesday it will be necessary to monitor the barrautois Nicolas Plante, who will take part in the final of the discus throw. For her part, the Valdorienne Mahée Barrette finished 12th in the heptathlon on Sunday.
On Monday, Amos cyclist Nolan Tardif finished just short of the podium in the U17 road race.
Vincent Leblond’s medal was the fifth for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue delegation, who won three more bronze medals and a silver medal on Saturday’s first day of competition at the Rimouski Games.
As of this writing, the region was still in the hunt for its first gold medal. Members of the regional swimming team competed in the finals late Monday. The first competition block ends on Tuesday.
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