Lost with one shot: Ukrainian Sabre fighters won silver at the European Fencing Championships

Lost with one shot: Ukrainian Sabre fighters won silver at the European Fencing Championships

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June 22 2024, 06:10 PM • 21342 views

The Ukrainian women's sabre fencing team won the silver medal of the European Championship, losing in the final to France with a score of 44:45.

Ukrainian Sabre fighters became vice-champions of Europe in fencing, reports UNN with reference to the NOC.

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According to the NOC, the Ukrainian team consisting of Olga Harlan, Alina Komashchuk, Elena Kravatskaya and Yulia Bakastova started their way to medals in the 1/4 finals. The girls held two intense confrontations: first they defeated the Bulgarians (45:42), and then, in the 1/2 final, they defeated ugorok (45:41).

In the final, the Ukrainian women crossed arms with the world ranking leaders — the French team. In a difficult fight, our Sabre players won silver awards, losing to their opponents with one shot — 44:45.

For Olga Harlan, this is the 22nd medal of the European Championship, for Alina Komashchuk-the 5th, for Elena Kravatskaya — the 4th, for Yulia Bakastova-the 3rd. 

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