All six Italian fencing specialties will be competing in Paris: this thanks to the eighth place achieved today by the Azzurri in the Budapest stage of the World Cup, which is worth the pass to Paris 2024 for the sabers Samele, Curatoli, Gallo and Tower. Between July and August, in the French capital, Italy will therefore be there with all weapons: foil, epee and sabre
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With the eighth place achieved today in the team test of the stage of World Cup in Budapesttoo blue sabers of the CT Nicola Zanotti (Luigi Samele, Luca Curatoli, Michele Gallo e Pietro Torre) they got the qualification for the Olympic Games. All six specialtiesso, they will compete on the stages of the Grand Palais from 27 July to 4 August with the maximum possible number of three athletes in individual events plus a reserve for team competitions. In the nine days of competitions, Italy will be there in all weapons: foil, epee and sabre.
Azzi (Federscherma): “En plein satisfaction”
“It was a painful and very important last pass – commented the President of the Italian Fencing Federation, Paolo Azziin Budapest following the blue saber – it was a great satisfaction to have achieved this feat, qualifying six out of six teams for the Olympic Games. We close the circle of the qualification with joy and pride for an excellent overall result which is not at all predictable in the scenario of globalization and competitiveness that world fencing is increasingly experiencing. We are here, with all the specialties: we will bring 24 athletes to Paris, the maximum possible, 12 women and as many men. Now we still have to improve our rankings with the last stages of the World Cup, but there is already one certainty: Italy is ready to play its cards and be competitive in each of the 12 Olympic competitions in which it will take part”.
