Russia Wins Men’s and Women’s Sabre Team Titles
Russia earned double-gold at the 2010 Fencing World Championships with victories in over Italy (45-41) in Men’s Team Sabre and over the Ukraine (45-33) in Women’s Team Sabre. The matches were held Tuesday at the Grand Palais in Paris, France.
World Championships Photos: Men’s Foil
Serge Timacheff from FencingPhotos.com is on site at the Grand Palais taking photos at the 2010 World Championships.
Here is a gallery of photos from the Men’s Foil Finals:
Joppich Wins 4th World Title; Meinhardt Earns Bronze for USA
Peter Joppich claimed his 4th world title as Gerek Meinhardt earns bronze for the United States. Elisa Di Francesca claims gold for Italy in Women’s Foil.
Mariel Zagunis wins World Championship
Mariel Zagunis (USA – Beaverton, OR) used a 4 point run to take an 8-4 lead at the break and maintained the 4 touch margin
Zagunis Fences into Top-4
Mariel Zagunis leads the US medal efforts by fencing into the top-4. Daryl Homer tops the US men with a 12th place finish as Ibtihaj Muhammad adds a top-16 results in the women’s event.