Iran Ranks 8th in Fencing World Cup

WARSAW (IRNA) – An Iranian athlete came eighth in men's Saber competition at the Fencing World Cup in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday.

Date: 22 February 2015 - 20:16

News ID: ۱۱۲۳۸

Mojtaba Abedini defeated Russian Alexander Trushakov 15-12 in round of 64 and then beat Alexey Yakimenko also from Russia 15-14 and advanced to Round of 16.
The Iranian fencer beat Woo Young Won from South Korea 15-10 and qualified for Round of 8 and in this stage he lost to Romanian Tiberiu Dolniceanu 15-14, Tasnim reported.
In the final match, Bongil Gu from South Korea defeated Dolniceanu and won the gold medal.
The bronze medal went to Luca Curatoli from Italy.
Iran’s Mohammad Rahbari, Ali Pakdaman and Mohammad Fotouhi finished in 35th, 39th and 75th places respectively.