February 7-9, 2025 – Italy’s Martina Favaretto and world champion Tommaso Marini won gold medals at the Turin, Italy Women’s and Men’s Foil Grand Prix. The event took place at the Inalpi Arena, with 211 women and 260 men participating in the competition.
Favaretto faced Canada’s Eleanor Harvey in the final bout of women’s individual foil, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Harvey won against Italy’s two-time world champion Arianna Errigo, 15-12, while Favaretto defeated teammate Anna Cristino, 15-14. Of note, in the round of 32, Cristino beat USA’s two-time Olympic champion Lee Kiefer, 15-14, and in the round of 64, Italy’s Martina Sinigalia won against teammate and two-time world champion Alice Volpi, 15-8.
Marini faced Czechia’s Alexander Choupenitch in the final bout of men’s individual foil, winning with a 15-6 score. In the semifinal round, Choupenitch won against Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba, 15-6, while Marini defeated Spain’s Carlos Llavador, 15-8. Of note, in the round of 16, Tolba beat Hong Kong, China’s two-time Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung, 15-12; in the round of 32, AIN fencer Anton Borodachev won against Italy’s world champion Alessio Foconi, 15-13; and in the round of 64, Italy’s Edoardo Luperi defeated USA’s world champion Miles Chamley-Watson, 15-5.
Final rankings in women’s individual foil included Martina Favaretto (ITA, gold), Eleanor Harvey (CAN, silver), Anna Cristino (ITA, bronze), Arianna Errigo (ITA, bronze), Anne Kleibrink (GER), Qingyuan Chen (CHN), Francesca Palumbo (ITA) and Irene Bertini (ITA).
Final rankings in men’s individual foil included Tommaso Marini (ITA, gold), Alexander Choupenitch (CZE, silver), Carlos Llavador (ESP, bronze), Abdelrahman Tolba (EGY, bronze), Nick Itkin (USA), Kazuki Iimura (JPN), Davide Filippi (ITA) and Yudai Nagano (JPN).
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