On the 10th-12th of the month, three major fencing events for the major division are scheduled: the Epee Men’s/Women’s Grand Prix in Tunis, the Epee World Cup for Men in Paris and the Epee World Cup for Women in Hong Kong.
Despina Georgiadou will be the only Greek woman to compete in the second of the three Grand Prix of the season. After the bronze medal at the Grand Prix of Orleans, France last December, Georgiadou will aim to get back on the podium.
In the same event last year, he was one victory away from the podium, eventually finishing sixth. Christos Saini’s athlete is ranked No. 13 in the world and No. 9 among the participants in the event, so she is guaranteed direct qualification to the main draw of the “64” that will start at 10:00 a.m. next Sunday.
A total of 141 athletes from 256 different countries will participate in the event, with the “silver” Olympic champion and No1 in the world, Sara Balzer, and the winner of the last two events, Hayoung Jeon, standing out.
As for the top 10 in the world ranking, they chose to stay away from the event, the Olympic gold medalist, Manon Apiti-Brunet (France | FIE No2), the “bronze” Olympic medalist Olga Karlan (Ukraine | FIE No5), but also Dora Gundura ( FIE No7), which will be more selective in its competitions in the post-Olympic season.
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