Iran’s Abedini Wins Silver at Sabre World Cup


Iran’s Abedini Wins Silver at Sabre World Cup

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mojtaba Abedini from Iran claimed a silver medal in the Men's Sabre World Cup Padova 2017 on Saturday.

Abedini defeated Matteo Neri from Italy 15-12 in Round of 64. The Iranian fencer then beat Italian Stefano Scepi 15-11 in Round of 32.

Abedini edged Georgian Sandro Bazadze 15-14 in Round of 16 and beat Italian Luca Curatoli 15-10 in quarterfinals.

Abedini earned a near 15-14 victory over Sanguk Oh from South Korea to advance to the final match.

He lost to Hungarian Andras Szatmari 15-12 in the final match.

Abedini dedicated his silver medal to the 16 Iranian firefighters who lost their lives in the blaze and the subsequent collapse of the Plasco Building in Tehran on January 20th.

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