Hungarian Women’s Sabre Team Wins World Title

  • 25 Jul 2022 9:24 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Hungarian Women’s Sabre Team Wins World Title
The Hungarian women’s sabre team won the gold medal at the world fencing championships for the first time in history.

The team defeated France 45-40 in the final in Cairo on Saturday.

The Hungarian team is comprised of Sugár Battai, Renáta Katona, Luca Szűcs and Liza Pusztai.

The triumph brought the third medal for Hungary in the tournament. Áron Szilágyi won the men’s individual sabre title last Monday, and on Thursday the men’s sabre team of Szilágyi, András Szatmári, Csanád Gémesi and Tamás Decsi won the silver medal.

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