Iranian fencers win medals at Asian championships

June 17, 2017 - 19:0

Mohammad Rahbari and Ali Pakdaman won two silver and bronze medal in the 2017 Asian Fencing Championships.

Rahbari lost to South Korean Gu Bon-gil in the individual sabre, while his countryman Pakdaman claimed a bronze medal in the weapon.

A total of 19 Iranian men and women fencers have participated in the competition in all three weapon categories, foil, epee and sabre.

The competitions have brought 340 fencers at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong together from June 15 to 20.

Asian Fencing Championships is the fencing zonal championship organized by the Asian Fencing Confederation for the Asia-Oceania zone. The tournament began in 1989 and it has been held annually since 2007. It awards points for the Fencing World Cup.

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