Penzenets Yaroslav Borisov became the bronze medalist of the Fencing World Cup stage

Pupil of the Penza KSHOR Yaroslav Borisov became a bronze medalist of the World Cup fencing stage, which ended in the city of Oran in Algeria. The athlete played as part of the men’s team of Russia in team competitions in the discipline of “sabre”.

The path to bronze medals Russian fencers began with a victory over the German national team with a score of 45:36.

In the quarterfinals, their rivals were sablists of Romania - bronze medalists of the World Cup and silver medalists of the European Championship in 2026.

As reported in the press service of the Ministry of sports of the Penza region, the beginning of the meeting was not easy for the Russians. Romanian athletes won the first four matches and came forward with a score of 20:14. However, Kirill Tyulukov managed to turn the tide of the confrontation. He defeated Rada Nitsa with a score of 11:4 and led the Russian team forward – 25:24.

The further struggle proved tense. The fate of the ticket to the semifinals was decided in the final match, when Pavel Graudyn struck a victorious blow in the confrontation with Radu Nitsa. As a result, the Russians won with a minimum advantage of 45:44.

In the semifinals, the Russian team met with the team of Japan, which lost with a score of 35:45.

In the match for third place, the Russian sablists were stronger than the Hungarian national team. The meeting ended with a score of 45:42, which allowed the Russians to win bronze awards of the World Cup stage.

Congratulations to Yaroslav and his coach Yuri Raikin! We wish to go only forward, we believe in you! – shared in the press service of the regional Ministry of sports.

Training of Penza athletes is carried out within the framework of the state program "Sport of Russia".