PARIS, France, Jan. 14-16, 2022—Hong Kong’s Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung won the individual gold medal and Italy took the gold in the team competition at the Challenge International (CIP) de Paris Men’s Foil World Cup. The event, which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, included 210 fencers and 26 teams participating.
Cheung fenced Italy’s Edoardo Luperi in the final round of individual men’s foil, winning the gold with a score of 15-12. Luperi defeated USA’s Chase Emmer in the semifinal round, 15-13, while Cheung beat Italy’s world champion Alessio Foconi, 15-4. Cheung also won against French world champion Enzo Lefort in the quarterfinals, 15-9, and in the same round Emmer beat Italian Olympic champion Daniele Garozzo, 15-5.
Italy took the gold in men’s team foil, defeating France in the final match, 45-20. France beat Russia in the semifinal round, 45-39, while Italy won against USA, 45-38. USA took the bronze medal against Russia, 45-31.
Final ranking in individual men’s foil included Ka Long Cheung (HKG, gold), Edoardo Luperi (ITA, silver), Chase Emmer (USA, bronze), Alessio Foconi (ITA, bronze), Daniele Garozzo (ITA), Chun Yin Ryan Choi (HKG), Enzo Lefort (FRA) and Alexandre Sido (FRA).
Final ranking in team men’s foil included Italy (gold), France (silver), USA (bronze), Russia, Japan, Egypt, Korea and Hong Kong China.
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