Fencer Ana-Maria Popescu is the only Romanian
athlete to have walked away with a medal in an individual sports discipline, in
this past summer s Tokyo Olympics. As of late, the Romanian fencer has yet
again confirmed her standing as this past Saturday the defending Olympic
champion won the silver medal in the World Epee Cup in Dubai, Reason enough for
Radio Romania international to designate Ana-Maria Popescu the Athlete of the
week.
In the United Arab Emirates, as part of the MK
Fencing Academy International Epee Cup s group stage, Ana-Maria s trail included
wins in the confrontations against UAE challengers Sheikha Al-Zaabi, Fajr
Al-Marzooqi and Afra Abdalla, as well as against Ananya Navalekar of Great Britain.
Ana maria Popescu then fought straight in the quarterfinals, where she had no
problem outclassing Zainab Al-Hosany, also from UAE However, in the final, Ana
maria Popescu was defeated, by the narrowest of margins, 14-15, by Estonia s Kristina
Lehis, so th
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