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Russian Yana Egorian wins women's sabre gold at world fencing championships as neutral athlete
Russian Yana Egorian wins women's sabre gold at world fencing championships as neutral athlete

Straits Times

time17 hours ago

  • Sport
  • Straits Times

Russian Yana Egorian wins women's sabre gold at world fencing championships as neutral athlete

Find out what's new on ST website and app. From left: Poland's Zuzanna Cieslar (silver), individual neutral athlete Yana Egorian (gold) and China's Pan Qimiao Pan (bronze) at the medal ceremony for the women's sabre individual competition at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi on July 27, 2025. Russian Yana Egorian won gold in the women's sabre at the World Fencing Championships in Georgia on Sunday, where she was competing as a neutral athlete. Egorian, a gold medallist in both the individual and team sabre events at the Rio Olympics, claimed a 15-11 victory over Poland's Zuzanna Cieslar in the final in Tbilisi. Russian Kirill Borodachev won silver in the men's individual foil earlier in the competition, also as a neutral athlete. 'I'm very happy. Today was very difficult, especially when I fenced with Lisa Pusztai (round of 64),' Egorian said. 'I spoke with my coach, and he understood what I didn't do right, and after that I fenced better. Now I want to win the (next) Olympic Games.' The decision by the sport's global governing body (FIE) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the event sparked a backlash from Ukraine's fencing federation, which said it was considering legal action over the inclusion of athletes with Russian military ranks. More than 440 fencers from 40 countries signed an open letter urging the FIE to reinstate rigorous background checks on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under neutral status. The FIE has said its decision 'underscores the federation's commitment to peace, fairness, and the global unity of sport'. REUTERS

Russian Egorian wins gold at World Fencing Championships as neutral athlete
Russian Egorian wins gold at World Fencing Championships as neutral athlete

The Hindu

time20 hours ago

  • Sport
  • The Hindu

Russian Egorian wins gold at World Fencing Championships as neutral athlete

Russian Yana Egorian won gold in the women's sabre at the World Fencing Championships in Georgia on Sunday, where she was competing as a neutral athlete. Egorian, a gold medallist in both the individual and team sabre events at the Rio Olympics, claimed a 15-11 victory over Poland's Zuzanna Cieslar in the final in Tbilisi. ALSO READ | Fencers urge federation to reinstate checks on 'neutral' Russian, Belarusian athletes ahead of World Championships Russian Kirill Borodachev won silver in the men's individual foil earlier in the competition, also as a neutral athlete. 'I'm very happy. Today was very difficult, especially when I fenced with Lisa Pusztai (round of 64),' Egorian said. 'I spoke with my coach, and he understood what I didn't do right, and after that I fenced better. Now I want to win the (next) Olympic Games.' The decision by the sport's global governing body (FIE) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the event sparked a backlash from Ukraine's fencing federation, which said it was considering legal action over the inclusion of athletes with Russian military ranks. More than 440 fencers from 40 countries signed an open letter urging the FIE to reinstate rigorous background checks on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under neutral status. The FIE has said its decision 'underscores the Federation's commitment to peace, fairness, and the global unity of sport'.

Fencing-Russian Egorian wins gold at world championships as neutral athlete
Fencing-Russian Egorian wins gold at world championships as neutral athlete

The Star

timea day ago

  • Sport
  • The Star

Fencing-Russian Egorian wins gold at world championships as neutral athlete

(Reuters) -Russian Yana Egorian won gold in the women's sabre at the World Fencing Championships in Georgia on Sunday, where she was competing as a neutral athlete. Egorian, a gold medallist in both the individual and team sabre events at the Rio Olympics, claimed a 15-11 victory over Poland's Zuzanna Cieslar in the final in Tbilisi. Russian Kirill Borodachev won silver in the men's individual foil earlier in the competition, also as a neutral athlete. "I'm very happy. Today was very difficult, especially when I fenced with Lisa Pusztai (round of 64)," Egorian said. "I spoke with my coach, and he understood what I didn't do right, and after that I fenced better. Now I want to win the (next) Olympic Games." The decision by the sport's global governing body (FIE) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the event sparked a backlash from Ukraine's fencing federation, which said it was considering legal action over the inclusion of athletes with Russian military ranks. More than 440 fencers from 40 countries signed an open letter urging the FIE to reinstate rigorous background checks on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under neutral status. The FIE has said its decision "underscores the Federation's commitment to peace, fairness, and the global unity of sport". (Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Ryan Choi wins Hong Kong's first-ever gold medal at Fencing World Championships
Ryan Choi wins Hong Kong's first-ever gold medal at Fencing World Championships

Time Out

time5 days ago

  • Sport
  • Time Out

Ryan Choi wins Hong Kong's first-ever gold medal at Fencing World Championships

In the early hours of last night, Hong Kong foil fencer Ryan Choi Chun-yin became the city's first-ever world champion when he clinched the gold medal at the World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. The 27-year-old defeated his Russian opponent, Kirill Borodachev, in the men's foil finals with a score of 15-9. Along with his sparkling new title as the world champion, Choi will also receive USD $40,000 as a prize. Choi's triumphant victory follows nabbing a gold medal at the Asian Fencing championships in June, as well as claiming the Asian fencing world championship title at the FIE (Fédération Internationale d'Escrime) Shanghai Foil Grand Prix earlier in May. Familiar faces on Hong Kong's fencing team, such as Edgar Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai, have each won two bronze medals in previous editions of the World Fencing Championships.

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