Italscherma protagonist in the World Cup with the triumph of the women and the second place of the men HONG KONG (ITALPRESS) – Italy never ends: golden Italian foilists, silver foilists. For the second time in two days the Mameli Anthem plays in the foil World Cup stage in Hong Kong. Coach Stefano Cerioni’s women’s quartet, made up of Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto, Francesca Palumbo and Alice Volpi, dominated the match, climbing to the first step of the podium thanks to their success over France in the final and confirming their ever-increasing position at the top of the world rankings. Place of honor for the Italian men’s team with Guillaume Bianchi, Alessio Foconi, Filippo Macchi and Tommaso Marini, who in the first match without Daniele Garozzo were able to assert themselves, coming close to the coup and only giving in to the hosts from Hong Kong in the last act .
The Italian women’s quartet started the day with the round of 16 win against Singapore with a score of 45-16. In the quarterfinals the team made up of Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto, Francesca Palumbo and Alice Volpi beat Poland 45-30 to enter the “top 4”. In the semi-final, another match dominated from the start for coach Cerioni’s girls who ended with a 45-32 win over Ukraine. Team Italy was also perfect in the final against France. The match for the gold saw the Italians ahead from the first to the last thrust with a 45-30 success and the second consecutive victory after the one in Tbilisi 15 days ago. Silver medal for the men’s team. The team made up of Guillaume Bianchi, Alessio Foconi, Filippo Macchi and Tommaso Marini made their debut in the round of 16 in a very tough match in which the Azzurri got the better of Ukraine thanks to the last hit scored by Tommaso Marini who allowed the victory and access to the quarterfinals 45-44. There was also a lot of balance in the quarterfinal attack against Egypt with the Azzurri who, with a score of 45-42, coach Cerioni’s boys took over, earning their place in the semi-final. The Azzurri reached the final thanks to a 45-37 win against China. The setback for the Italian quartet reached the final against the hosts from Hong Kong 45-41. Guillaume Bianchi, Alessio Foconi, Filippo Macchi and Tommaso Marini nevertheless won silver and fundamental points for the ranking on which the 2024 Paris Olympics scoreboard will be made up. This concludes the three days of competitions in Hong Kong with Italy who won two golds (that of Guillaume Bianchi in the individual men’s foil and of the women’s team), the two silvers of Elena Tangherlini and the men’s team and the two bronzes of Arianna Errigo and Tommaso Marini. – Photo from the Federscherma Press Office – (ITALPRESS). mc/com 04-May-24 15:03 .
