Modica – The sixtieth edition of Junior Grand Prix Of Riccione gives Modica Fencing a splendid bronze medal with Sofia Spadaroin the Girls’ foil category.
A podium that is not entirely unexpected, but which nevertheless clearly improves on previous experiences in the national field in the trials Grand Prix of the little fencer from Modica, who so far has always stopped at the gates of the eight-man final, in her first year as a competitor.
On the platforms of Romagna Sofia Spadaro it passed the double preliminary round, with only one defeat in the first round and with all victories in the second round, placing seventh in the direct elimination draw out of 105 participants.
Position which allowed her to be exempted from the first live round, and directly access the draw of 64.
Here she easily beat the Marche team Phoebus for 10/4. In the round of 32 it was the turn of the Florentine Morsillo to give way to the tenacious athlete from Modica, 10/6.
In the round of 16 Sofia Spadaro faced the Ancona team Touch in an assault dominated by 10/2, and which gave her the pass for the much desired national eight-man final.
In the quarter-finals the foil player from Modica showed no sign of satisfaction and in a particularly hard-fought assault she gained the podium against the player from Terni Meriziola for 10/5.
Semifinal against the Venetian Gervasuttiwho had already defeated her in the second national test a few weeks ago Rovigo, and unfortunately the final result has not changed. With the Venetian who then went on to win the Italian title and Sofia Spadaro that she had to “settle” for third place and a very prestigious medal of bronzebut which shines like gold.
There Fencing Modica just concluded Junior Grand Prix will return to Riccionewhich will host i Italian Gold Cadet Championships And Young, already this weekend.
Competing in the test Gold Cadets Andrea Cartia And Edward Aprile in the masculine, Ottavia Iacono And Carla Scarso in the feminine.
In the test young Gold will return to the stage Edward Aprile which he will join Mattia Pitino.
Emilia Romagna which will also host i Italian Paralympic Championships And Blind to Saint Lazarus of Savena.
They will defend the Modica colours Maria Boscarino And Leonardo Napolitano in wheelchair epee competitions, while Tommaso Ferraro And Carmel Warriors they will be protagonists in the blind men’s sword test.
