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Cadet men’s sabre and women’s foil Tashkent 2015

The last night of the cadet events at the 2015 Cadet & Junior Fencing World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan featured men's sabre and women's foil. Germany took gold in women's foil, and Korea earned gold in men's sabre in a series of highly spirited and well-fought bouts.

In Women’s Foil Cadet European Champion, Leonie Ebert (GER) became the World Champion in a stunning gold medal match. She came from behind in the third period to beat Serena Rossini (ITA), 15-14. Sylvie Binder (USA) and Victoria Yusova (RUS) secured the bronze medals.

In Men’s Sabre another stunning gold medal match finished off the cadet individual events as Dongju Kim (KOR) beat European Champion, Konstantin Lokhanov (RUS) 15-14 to take the title. Two Italians, Alberto Arpino and Matteo Neri were the bronze medalists.

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