Fencing: cdm foil; hat-trick for the Italians in Plovdiv
Cristino, Grandis and Favaretto occupy the women's podium; Marini men's silver. Bronze for the men's epee team in Bern.
Quick Look
- In Plovdiv, Anna Cristino, Aurora Grandis and Martina Favaretto occupy the entire podium of the women's foil world cup stage; Tommaso Marini wins the men's silver, beaten only at the last thrust by the Russian Kirill Borodachev.
- In Bern, the men's epee team won bronze by beating Hong Kong 45-33.
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Why It Matters
The article reports the results of two stages of the fencing world cup: the women's foil in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and the men's épée in Bern, Switzerland.
Anna Cristino, Aurora Grandis and Martina Favaretto occupied the entire podium of the Bulgarian stage of the women's foil world cup. In Plovdiv, however, there was also silver for Tommaso Marini in the men's event, with the Italian beaten only at the last thrust for the gold by the Russian Kirill Borodachev.
Tomorrow in Bulgaria there will be the team trials with Italy still aiming high, while the men's team closed the épée CDM stage in Bern with a bronze. Simone Mencarelli, Matteo Galassi, Davide Di Veroli and Andrea Santarelli took third place, overtaking the Hong Kong team in the final for the podium (45-33).
Open Questions
- What were the scores of the women's foil finals?
- What will be the results of the foil team trials scheduled for tomorrow in Bulgaria?
