Despina Georgiadou won the gold medal at the Cairo Women’s World Cup and listened to the National Anthem in her honor for her fourth time in her career in a big event.
The Greek frenzy started her battle on the main board of 64 by excluding Russian (AIN) 15-10 Evelina Popova and then won with 15-9 the Palina Caspiarovic (Azerbaijan) and with 15-7 the Italian Mikhela Batton to secure a position in the final octave. With an imposing appearance in the World Cup quarterfinals he beat Koreatissa Hayung Jonethe No.3 of the world rankings, and once again secured the podium.
But the PAO’s fountain did not stop there, since in the semifinals he “bent” Bulgaria Joanna Ilieva (No4 in the world) with 15-12 and secured the Grand Final in Cairo, where in 2022 she won her first medal in a bronze world championship. In the final the Greek woman is the big winner of the Cairo World Cup final with a score of 15-14 against French Sarah (No8 of the world). Georgiadou was left behind but maintained her temper and with key blows in the second half of the game brought the score to 14-14 and managed to win the last and decisive blow to the victory.
His athlete Christos Sain He climbed the world podium for the third time in the current season after bronze at the Orleans Grand Prix in December and the Plovdiv World Cup in January, but returned to the first major event after the 20th World Cup. Championships, Grand Prix and World Cups) and the fourth gold.
Georgiadou medals in big events:
(2) World Championships Silver (Milan 2023), bronze (Cairo 2022)
(4) Grand Prix | Gold (Orleans 2021, Tunisia 2023), bronze (Orleans 2022, Orleans 2024)
(6) World Cups Gold (Tashkent 2023, Cairo 2025), Silver (Hamamet 2022), bronze (Algie 2023, Plovdiv 2024, Plovdiv 2025)
The second Greek woman of the event, Gudura gifts (Ao Ariston Paiania), prevailed in the first match with 15-9 against Italian Alessia di Carlohowever, was defeated in the 32 round of Fostin (France) with 15-14, with the Frenchman then reaching the final octave. The Greek athlete of Thanassis Dunkika won 17th place.
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