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Anstett, Korea win sabre gold at Cairo World Cup

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South Korea Men's Saber Team
South Korea Men's Saber Team - c/o FIE.org/Augusto Bizzi

The FIE’s World Cup fencing season continued its first round of events in Cairo, Egypt last weekend, November 15-17, with French veteran Vincent Anstett winning a surprise individual gold and the top-ranked Korean team looking strong in what is now the lead up to Tokyo 2020. With Olympic qualification very much on the minds of the 194 registered competitors from 26 different … [Read more...] about Anstett, Korea win sabre gold at Cairo World Cup

Velikaya and Apithy win gold at Moscow Grand Prix

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Men's Saber Final - Dershwitz (L) vs Apithy (R); c/o Bizzi/FIE.org

Russia’s world number one sabre fencer, Sofya Velikaya, has won her home Grand Prix in Moscow for the fourth time in her career, while French veteran Bolade Apithy has won his first. The FIE’s final Grand Prix event of the season took place in Moscow over the weekend, resulting in a local favourite defending her title from last year (and taking a fourth career win at her home … [Read more...] about Velikaya and Apithy win gold at Moscow Grand Prix

Foconi, Deriglazova win Grand Prix gold in Shanghai

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Safin (L) vs Itkin (R), Men's Foil Individual Semi-Final; c/o Augusto Bizzi/FIE.org

Italy’s world number one Alessio Foconi has won his first Shanghai Foil Grand Prix gold at the weekend after three previous minor medals, while Russia’s indomitable Inna Deriglazova has defended her title from last year. World Champion Foconi defeated USA’s Nick Itkin by a solitary touch in the final bout, 15-14, having also defeated Itkin’s teammate Gerek Meinhardt in the … [Read more...] about Foconi, Deriglazova win Grand Prix gold in Shanghai

Korea’s Choi, Team Poland edge out USA and Hurley in Dubai

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Women's Epee Team Podium, c/o Marzi/Bizzi Team/FIE.org

Korea’s Injeong Choi has beaten the world number one and two ranked women’s epeeists on her way to gold at the women’s World Cup event in Dubai last weekend. In the team event, Poland were too good for the USA. Choi’s victory is her first international win since April 2013, and an improvement by two steps on the podium after she took bronze at the same event last year. … [Read more...] about Korea’s Choi, Team Poland edge out USA and Hurley in Dubai

China’s Sun, Japan’s Minobe win gold at Cali Epee Grand Prix in Colombia

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Final touch in Sun (L) vs Navarro (R), Women's Epee Gold medal bout. c/o Pavia/TeamBizzi/FIE.org

China’s Yiwen Sun has continued her record of not having lost an international gold medal bout by winning the Cali Epee Grand Prix in Colombia last weekend. Joining her on the top step of the dais was Japan’s Kazuyasu Minobe, who won the men’s competition. China’s Yiwen Sun has won her fifth international gold and her first Grand Prix in Colombia over the weekend by … [Read more...] about China’s Sun, Japan’s Minobe win gold at Cali Epee Grand Prix in Colombia