BOGOTA, Colombia, May 9-11, 2025 – Italy’s Giulia Rizzi and Japan’s Akira Komata won gold medals at the 2025 Bogota, Colombia Epee Grand Prix. The event took place at the Palacio de los Deportes, with 147 women and 189 men participating in the competition.
Rizzi faced the USA’s Hadley Husisian in the final bout of women’s individual epee, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Husisian won against Estonia’s Katrina Lehis, 15-5, while Rizzi defeated the USA’s Catherine Nixon, 15-8. Of note, in the table of 16, France’s Lauren Rembi beat Italy’s two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo, 15-12, while in the round of 32, Japan’s Honami Suzuki won against Korea’s world champion Sera Song, 15-14.
Komata faced Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Kurbanov in the final bout of men’s individual epee, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Kurbanov won against Uzbekistan’s Vadim Anokhin, 15-14, while Komata defeated France’s Luidgi Midelton, 15-8. Of note, in the table of 16, the Netherlands’ Tristan Tulen beat Hungary’s world champion Mate Tamas Koch, 15-6; in the round of 32, the USA’s Tristan Szapary won against Japan’s Olympic champion Koki Kano, 11-10, Kazakhstan’s Yerlik Sertay defeated Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon, 14-13, and France’s Alexandre Bardenet beat Hungary’s world champion Gergely Siklosi, 15-8.
Final rankings in women’s individual epee included Giulia Rizzi (ITA, gold), Hadley Husisian (USA, silver), Catherine Nixon (USA, bronze), Katrina Lehis (EST, bronze), Eszter Muhari (HUN), Alberta Santuccio (ITA), Sara Maria Kowalczyk (ITA) and Lauren Rembi (FRA).
Final rankings in men’s individual epee included Akira Komata (JPN, gold), Ruslan Kurbanov (KAZ, silver), Vadim Anokhin (UZB, bronze), Luidgi Midelton (FRA, bronze), Tristan Tulen (NED), Jakub Jurka (CZE), Simon Lioznyansky (USA) and Yerlik Sertay (KAZ).
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