World Fencing Championships

Romania's women's sabre team wins bronze medal at 2021 Junior World Fencing Championships

Published by Agerpres on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 18:41

Romania's women's sabre team won the bronze medals on Monday at the 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in Cairo, after beating Turkey 45-40 in the match for third place. The team coached by Cosmin Hancianu and composed of Ilinca Pantis, Felicia Iacob, Mihaela Chitu and Maria Matei led most of the time, with Turkey only being once in the lead (20-18).

Marco Sovar grabs gold medal at Cairo's Junior Fencing World Championships

Published by Agerpres on Mon, 04/05/2021 - 07:23

Romanian athlete Marco Sovar won the gold medal in the men's sword event on Sunday at the Junior Fencing World Championships in Cairo, after defeating in the finals the South Korean Junseong Park, 15-13. The fencer legitimized at CS Dinamo was led 11-7, but managed to snap back and win, according to the website of the Romanian Fencing Federation.

Fencing: Ana Maria Popescu qualifies for epee individual women event's final at World Championships

Published by Agerpres on Sun, 07/22/2018 - 15:19

Romanian Ana Maria Popescu qualified on Sunday for the epee individual women event's final at the World Fencing Championships taking place in Wuxi (China), while she is already sure to get at least the silver medal at this competition, after defeating American Courtney Hurley, 14-13 in the semi-finals.