Women’s Foil World Cup: immediately two medals for Italy in Hong Kong
Two medals for Italy women’s foil in Hong Kong
The 2025 Italian women’s foil begins with two medals. In the individual competition of the World Cup stage in Hong Kong come the silver of Martina Sinigalia and the bronze of Martina Batini, great protagonists in the competition won by the U.S. Liu and in which at the foot of the podium were two other azzurre, Martina Favaretto (fifth) and Arianna Errigo (sixth).
Slayers of the day, in Asia, the two foil fencers of the Centro Sportivo Carabinieri: for the Venetian Sinigalia this is the third podium in the World Cup, while for Batini that of today è the 15th medal in her career in the rainbow circuit. The day of the two azzurre è began with the successes of Sinigalia in the Italian derby against Matilde Molinari and of Batini over the American Devore, both challenges closed with the score of 15-9.
In the 32-man draw, the Venetian got the better of Canadian Harvey 9-8 in a vibrant assault while Martina Batini overcame Japan’s Miyawaki 15-9. The two Carabinieri bearers continued their ride by imposing themselves in the round of 16 on France’s Lacheray 15-11 and America’s Scruggs 15-6, respectively.
The certainty of the medal è came for Martina Sinigalia thanks to the 14-13 with which she è imposed herself against Poland’s Walczyk-Klimaszyk, while Martina Batini won the Italian derby against Arianna Errigo 15-11.
In the semifinals, the Veneto class ’95 foilist continued her run with a 15-11 success over Japan’s Ueno, gaining access to the last act. Martina Batini, on the other hand, closed with the bronze medal beaten by the U.S. Liu with the result of 15-13 at the sunset of a very balanced match.
It was only in the final that Martina Sinigalia came to a halt, who, after regaining the initial disadvantage, succumbed only in the final bars to the American Liu by 15-12, thus winning a splendid silver medal, her best result in the Cup after third places last year in Cairo and in 2023 in Busan.
A lot of Italy also at the foot of the podium: stop only in the quarterfinals for Martina Favaretto, who finished in fifth (knockout against Japan’s Ueno), and for captain Arianna Errigo, sixth after being overcome in the derby by Martina Batini. One month after her success in Busan, she è ranked 14th Elena Tangherlini, followed by Erica Cipressa (24), Anna Cristino (31), Matilde Molinari (39), Irene Bertini (47) and Francesca Palumbo (56).
On the final day of competition in the Hong Kong leg, the team event will be staged. Italy will take the platform with the quartet composed of Arianna Errigo, Martina Favaretto, Anna Cristino and Elena Tangherlini. The azzurre will make their debut in the round of 16 against the winner of the challenge between Great Britain and Macau.
