United States and Romania win sabre titles at Cadet World Fencing Championships Sunday, 4 April 2021
The United States Magda Skarbonkiewicz and Romania s Marco Sovar have claimed the cadet sabre titles on day two of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Cadet World Fencing Championships at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Egypt.
Ranked 13th, Skarbonkiewicz made the women s final, partially due to a last 16 victory over Uzbekistan s Gulistan Perdibaeva 15-14, despite her opponent being ranked fourth.
The American then defeated Russian fifth seed Alina Pastukhova 15-9 in the quarter-final, before making the final after a 15-9 win over eighth seed Zarifa Huseynova of Azerbaijan.