ISTANBUL, Türkiye, March 18-20—France’s Manon Apithy-Brunet won the individual sabre gold medal at the Istanbul “Coupe Bosphorus 2022” Women’s Sabre World Cup, with Korea taking gold in team sabre. The competition featured 166 individual fencers and 22 teams participating and took place at the City’s Basaksehir Youth and Sports Hall.
Apithy-Brunet faced teammate Anne Poupinet for the individual women’s sabre gold medal, winning with a 15-8 final score. Poupinet defeated Poland’s Malgorzata Kozaczuk in the semifinal round, 15-8, while Apithy-Brunet beat Spain’s Lucia Martin-Portugues, 15-13.
In the women’s team sabre event, Korea won against Spain for the gold medal, 45-31. Spain defeated Hungary in the semifinal round, 45-44, while Korea beat Italy, 45-43. The bronze medal went to Hungary over Italy, 45-44.
Final rankings for individual women’s sabre included Manon Apithy-Brunet (FRA, gold), Anne Poupinet (FRA, silver), Malgorzata Kozaczuk (POL, bronze), Lucia Martin-Portugues (ESP, bronze), Anna Bashta (AZE), Despina Georgiadou (GRE), Misaki Emura (JPN) and Yoana Ilieva (BUL).
Final rankings for team women’s sabre included Korea (gold), Spain (silver), Hungary (bronze), Italy, Azerbaijan, Japan, France and Bulgaria.
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