Italian Absolute Championships Cagliari 2024 – WOMEN’S SABER
THE WINNER
Michela Battiston of the Air Force.
THE RACE
Michela Battiston wins gold ahead of Martina Criscio (Fiamme Oro), bronze for Rossella Gregorio (Carabinieri) and Eloisa Passaro (Fiamme Oro).
THE FINAL
The last act was explosive and ended with the last jab, placed by Battiston who rejoiced for the 15-14 over Criscio.
THE ASSAULT TO REMEMBER
Scoreboard of the round of 16: two Under 20s, Manuela Spica (Fiamme Gialle) and Elisabetta Borrelli (Club Scherma Roma), are fighting for a place among the “top 8” at the Assoluti with the last thrust. The financier wins 15-14 after a match full of ideas and emotions.
THE OUTGOING CHAMPION
Rossella Gregorio confirms herself on the podium and, after the victory in La Spezia 2023, climbs onto the third step.
THE OLDEST
Irene Vecchi, born in 1989.
THE YOUNGEST
Vittoria Mocci and Vittoria Fusetti, born in 2009.
THE MOST REPRESENTED CIVIL SOCIETIES
Petrarca Padova and Virtus Scherma Bologna with 3 sabers each.
CURIOSITY
Michela Battiston’s first time as absolute Italian champion, in Cagliari where she won among the Under 20s in 2017. Before the final, she handed over the Siclari Award to the referee Jacopo Rubini.
