Estonia's Nelli Differt reached the quarter-finals of the women's individual épée at the World Fencing Championships in Cairo, where she was beaten by Italy's Rossella Fiamingo. Fellow Estonian Erika Kirpu was eliminated in the last sixteen, while Irina Embrich went out in the second round.
An International Fencing Federation Grand Prix in Cairo is set to
begin tomorrow, with men's and women's épée events being held at the
Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex.
Olympic silver medallist Song Se-ra collected her first International
Fencing Federation World Cup victory by beating Marie-Florence
Candassamy in the women's épée final in Barcelona, rising to sixth
in the rankings.
Sweden’s Emelie Mumm and Italy’s Nicol Foietta have booked
standoffs against two of the worlds best at the women’s
International Fencing Federation (FIE) Épée World Cup in Barcelona.