Final without history for Bianchi who wins 15 to 5 against the Frenchman Anane
The Italy of the individual foil celebrates the gold of Guillaume Bianchi. At the European fencing in progress in Genoa, the Roman, born in 1997, won in the final against the French Anane Anane with a score of 15 to 5. The match without history against Anane, who had beaten the other blue Tommaso Marini in the semifinal (15-13), bronze medal ex aequo with the Spaniard Carlos Llavador. Bianchi’s is the sixth medal for Italy in this edition of the European Championships, the first gold on an individual level.
Bianchi’s words
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“The semifinal was at heart -pounding, it was a tough assault. Anane had never faced me, I surprised it. I come from an Italian championship won a week ago, let’s say it is a good period. I would have liked to trust Tommaso Marini in the final, but it was an excellent race for him too. The gesture of the helmet? foil.
Marine bronze
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However, there is not only the triumph of the Roman on the golden day of Italian fencing. Tommaso Marini, born in 2000, also climbs the podium, who after the gold of last year in Basel, stops this time in the semifinal. A shame given the trend of the challenge against Anane, with the Ancona that starts strong going on 4-0 and then reassembled, undergoing 7 consecutive storage from the French: “Honestly I built the match badly, it’s all my fault, I was wrong. I was a little down head, today it was better, it happens. Now there is the world championship to prepare, I am very happy with this medal. To try to improve. For Marini, however, the fifth European career medal, the third in individual races.
Medals Monday
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But it’s not over here. On the Monday of Genoa also gives Italy a splendid bronze brace in the female sword. To divide it, the blue Sara Maria Kowalczyk and Alberta Santuccio, both stops in the semifinal but capable of conquering the podium and bringing the total of the Italian medals during the day. For Kowalczyk it is the first absolute international medal, while Santuccio confirms his solidity after years at high levels.
La Gazzetta dello Sport
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