Iran squad finishes fourth in Sabre Fencing World Cup 2017
The Iranian men's national sabre team has delivered quite fine displays of skills and agility at the Sabre Fencing World Cup 2017, and managed to finish in the fourth place overall at the prestigious international tournament.
On Saturday, the Iranian squad, comprised of Mojtaba Abedini, Ali Pakdaman, Mohamad Rahbari and Mohammad Fotouhi, conceded a narrow 44-45 loss to the Hungarian team in the bronze medal match.
The Iranian side pulled out a 45-25 victory over Canada in its first contest of men's team sabre section, and advanced to the quarter-finals.
The Iranian sabre fencers later defeated Russia’s national outfit 45-37, and secured a spot in the semi-finals, where they suffered a 34-45 loss from Germany and missed the title challenge.
The Sabre Fencing World Cup 2017 started in the Algerian capital city of Algiers on November 3, and finished on November 5.
The tournament reportedly attracted more than 130 fencers from various world countries, namely Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Russia, Spain, Turkey and the United States.
Sabre is a light cutting and thrusting weapon in the sport of fencing. In the sabre section, the entire body above the waist, except the weapon hand, is targeted. Hits with the entire blade or point are valid. Touches that land outside of the target area are not scored.
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