Iran's national Sabre Fencing team achieved the valuable runner-up title at the Algeria World Cup.
Iran NOC; Tehran: The Algerian
Fencing World Cup competitions were followed in Sabre section where Mohammad
Rahbari's athletes won the first stage against Ukraine by 45-44 and then won
the strong Hungarian team by 45-36. The National squad faced the former
champion team of the United States in the semi-finals and won by 45-35 and
deservedly became the finalist to face South Korea for the gold medal. The
Iranian Sabre team lined up against the champion and titleholder team of South
Korea in the final but lost by 45-35 and became the runner-up of the Algerian
World Cup. This valuable title was achieved while the Iranian team won 3 very
important and big victories against Ukraine, Hungary and the United States.