At the Men's Sabre World Cup, which has been ongoing in Hungary for the past two days, national fencer Enver Yıldırım won a bronze medal today after being defeated 15-7 by his Hungarian opponent Andras Szatmari in the semifinals, becoming the first Turkish athlete to win a World Cup medal in the 'Senior' category.
In his campaign in the capital Budapest, which concluded with a medal, Yıldırım defeated Egyptian Adham Moataz 15-13 in the round of 64, German Frederic Kindler 15-5 in the round of 32, Italian Giovanni Repetti 15-14 in the round of 16, and Italian Luigi Samele 15-14 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. In this round, our athlete faced Hungarian Andras Szatmari, losing 15-7, missing the chance for the final, and taking the third step on the podium.
Other fencers competing in the same event today, Furkan Yaman finished 57th, while Muhammed Furkan Kalender completed his competition in 61st place.
The World Cup will conclude tomorrow following the team competitions.
News Source: İHA
