Ukraine’s women’s fencing team has won silver medals in the foil category at the World Cup stage in Tunisia.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company

Details: In the final, the Ukrainian team consisting of Daria Myroniuk, Alina Poloziuk, Olha Sopit and Kateryna Budenko lost to the Japanese team, who previously secured bronze at the 2024 Olympic Games.

The match ended with a score of 22:24. During the bout, the Ukrainians were trailing by eight points, but in the final rounds, Alina Poloziuk and Kateryna Budenko managed to close the gap and reignite the intrigue.

On their way to the final, Olha Leleiko's team defeated Hungary in the round of 16. In the quarterfinals, they sensationally eliminated the world’s top-ranked team and reigning world champions, Italy, with a score of 45:43. In the semifinals, they secured a hard-fought victory over France (41:39).

Notably, this was the first-ever World Cup final in history for Ukraine’s women’s foil fencing team.

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