Men’s foil, Olympic Games pass arrives

Men’s Foil at the Olympic Games

Italy men’s foil è arithmetically qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The verdict è arrived in the World Cup stage of the specialty being held right in the French capital: to the team of foil fencers led by technical commissioner Stefano Cerioni è it was enough to land in the semifinals by overcoming first Austria (45-22) and then Poland (45-36).

The Italian quartet composed today of Daniele Garozzo, Tommaso Marini, Alessio Foconi and Guillaume Bianchi, beyond the final result of today’s competition, è therefore certain of the Olympic pass, which will allow è to return to Paris in the summer with the maximum number of athletes in the individual competition (three) as well as obviously be at the starting line of the team competition.

The Olympic ticket for Italy’s foil fencers comes right after yesterday’s historic all-Italian podium in the individual competition at the “Stade Pierre de Coubertin” (with Marini gold, Foconi silver, Macchi and Bianchi bronze). Olympic qualification was already mathematically certain for Italian women’s foil, itself among the “top 4” on this Parisian World Cup Sunday. Alice Volpi, Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto, and Francesca Palumbo overcame Singapore and Hungary with a double 45-27, and will now return to the platform for the semifinals with Japan.