Hungary's Zsombor Bányai came through the preliminary rounds today, securing a meeting with top-seeded Russian Sergey Bida in the last-64 of the men's event at the International Fencing Federation Épée Grand Prix in Qatari capital Doha.
Russia's Sergey Bida is seeded first for the men's event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée Grand Prix in Qatar's capital Doha, where action begins tomorrow.
Italy beat Estonia to the team gold medal as action concluded today at the International Fencing Federation Women's Épée World Cup in Havana.
Reigning Olympic champion Inna Deriglazova triumphed at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Foil World Cup in the Polish city of Katowice.
World champion Gergely Siklósi of Hungary beat South Korea's Park Sang-young to the gold medal at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim.
Top seed Andrea Santarelli of Italy will face Canada's Dylan French in the last-64 of the individual event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim.
France beat Hungary in the team event final as action concluded at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Sabre World Cup in Salt Lake City.
Russia won team gold on the final day of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur, France.
France’s Maxime Pauty added team gold to individual silver at the International Fencing Federation Men's Foil World Cup, a competition doubling as a test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
World champion Olga Kharlan won gold at the the International Fencing Federation Women's Sabre World Cup in Salt Lake City.
Second seed Alice Volpi beat fellow Italian Martina Batini to clinch the individual title at the International Fencing Federation Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur in France.
Former world champion Alessio Foconi of Italy beat Maxime Pauty of France to clinch the gold medal at the International Fencing Federation Men's Foil World Cup, a competition doubling as a test event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Olympic silver medallist and top seed Sofya Velikaya of Russia will face American Leanne Singleton-Comfort in the last 64 at the International Fencing Federation Women's Sabre World Cup in Salt Lake City.
Top seed Inna Deriglazova of Russia will face Nora Hajas in the last-64 of the International Fencing Federation Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur in France, after the Hungarian came through the preliminary rounds today.
While the 16 top-ranked fencers enjoyed extra time to practise or relax, the rest of the field of 208 underwent the opening rounds of qualification at the International Fencing Federation Men's Foil World Cup in Tokyo - which doubles as an Olympic Games test event.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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