Fencing World Cup: Giorgio Avola is on the podium!

The podium of the Fencing World Cup is tinged with blue: the world champion Foconi gives the encore of the first place, beating in the final Gerek Meinhardt for 15-12, and Giorgio Avola, Top Athletes LUISS, conquers a fantastic third place, after the defeat occurred with Gerek Meinhardt for 15-13.

The World Champion Foconi arrived in the final thanks to the success against the other U.S. rider Race Imboden for 15-12, giving continuity to a race course that had seen him, from number 1 of the scoreboard, exceed the debut for 15-8 the French Baptiste Mourrain and then to follow the Russian Grigoriy Semenyuk also in this case with a score of 15-8. In the round of 16 the Terni had been right about the other transalpine Jeremy Cadot for 15-11, before facing and overcome in quarters the darling of the house, Erwan Le Pechoux, defeated 15-7.

The path of our Top Athlete Giorgio Avola was not easy: in fact, at his debut he fought with the Hong Kong goalkeeper, Lee Yat Long, coming out winner for 15-12. Afterwards he was right to the Russian Askar Khamzin for 15-9 and then to the round of 16 of the American Sidarth Kumbla with a score of 15-5. By the quarterfinals the Fiamme Gialle foil player had won the Italian derby against Daniele Garozzo with a score of 15-12, thus stopping the Rio 2016 Olympics at the foot of the podium.

Congratulations to all the Azzurri who took part in the World Cup, in particular to our Top Athletes Giorgio Avola, who fully embodies our values, as well as being a clear example of how Dual Career can lead to excellent results.