Ukrainian sabre fencers win silver at the European Championships
24 June 2024 09:36
At the European Fencing Championships in Bezel, Switzerland, Ukrainian saber fencers became vice-champions. Our team won silver, taking second place in the list of tournament winners. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Sports.
“Our team consists of: Olga Kharlan, Alina Komashchuk, Olena Kravatska and Yulia Bakastova won silver at the European Fencing Championships in Basel, Switzerland. Congratulations to our European vice-champions and their coaches!”
– the statement reads.
Thus, in the final match, the wards of Yevhenia Statsenko and Andrea Terenzio lost to the French team with a score of 44:45 by only one stab. “The Spanish sabre fencers won bronze medals.
For Olga Kharlan, this is her 22nd medal at continental championships, for Alina Komashchuk it is her 5th, for Olena Kravatska her 4th, and for Yulia Bakastova her 3rd.
On 18 June, the European Fencing Championships took place in Basel, Switzerland, where Ukrainian Olena Kravitska played against Maya Guchmazova, a Russian with a Georgian passport. Having won, our sabre fencer left the venue without shaking hands with her opponent.
