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The change of generations Romanian fencing has been going through fatally took its toll on Romanian fencing’s recent results at international
\nlevel. We recall that that the Romanian delegation had a zero-medal tally at
\nthe European Championships held in Antalya, Turkey, in June. Little wonder then
\nthat the expectations for the World Championships in Cairo were low. At the
\nevent in Egypt, Romania had full teams for the men’s and women’s saber as well
\nas in women’s foil and women’s epee events. Also, two other fencers
\nparticipated in the men’s individual epee event. The set
\ntarget was for the respective team to be placed on one of the first six
\npositions at least in one single event. Sabre fencers were the favorites to meeting
\nthe set target. We recall that at the European championships the team came in 5th,
\nwhile R\u0103zvan Ursachi and Iulian Teodosiu had been 5th and 6th
\nplaced, respectively, in the individual events.<\/p>\n
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Exceeding all expectations, Romanian fencers succeeded to win two bronze
\nmedals, both in individual events. In the sabre event, Iulian Teodosiu stepped
\nonto the third step of the podium, while Maria Boldor came in 3rd in
\nthe foil event. It was just expected from Teodosiu to succeed that. Iulian Teodosiu
\nhad already won three medals in nations’ competitions, in 2013, when the team
\nwon silver at the World Championships, in 2016, when the team won bronze, also
\nin the World Championships, and also in 2016, when the Romanians won another
\nbronze medal, this time in the European Championships. Foil fencer Maria Boldor used to have a constant and an apparently
\nunassuming position among the world’s top 100 fencers, being placed somewhere around
\nthe 100th position. 26-year world Maria Boldor did not have exceptional
\nresults on the record, although she had competed in a great number of events ever
\nsince she was 17. However, her notable result in an individual event in Cairo earned Maria
\nBoldor the 19th place according to the world rankings. The Romanian
\nis also entitled to keeping her hopes high for the 2024 edition of the Olympic
\nGames in Paris.<\/p>\n
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In Cairo, the Romanian teams’ run was utterly disappointing. In the men’s
\nsabre event, with Iulian Teodosiu and R\u0103zvan Ursachi on the line-up, the
\nRomanians were defeated in the very first round and came in 17th
\naccording to the final rankings. In women’s sabre, Romania was also defeated,
\nagain in the very first round, by Kazakhstan, and came in 18th. In
\nthe women’s foil event, with Maria Boldor fighting, the Romanians were
\noutclassed by Singapore, also in the very first round, coming in 20th
\naccording to the final rankings. The women’s epee team was the only Romanian team to have lasted beyond the competition’s first round, when they defeated
\nCanada yet losing to Italy, the bronze medalists in Tokyo. In the 9-16
\nplaces tournament, Romania overpowered China, lost to Estonia and eventually
\ndefeated Egypt, coming in 11th according to the final rankings. A disappointing
\nresult, given that in 2016, the epee event earned Romania gold at the Olympic Games in
\nRio, in the nations’ competition, and silver in the individual event, in Tokyo,
\nin 2021.(EN)<\/p>\n
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