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Iranian fencer Moradi wins historic World Cup gold
Young Iranian fencer Hesam Moradi claimed a historic men’s gold medal in the cadet category at the Sabre Coupe du Monde event in Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday.
The 16-year-old prodigy capped his landmark campaign with a 15-12 victory over Ecuador’s Jose Daniel Valencia Olmedo in the final, clinching Iran’s first-ever Sabre World Cup gold medal at the cadet level.
Moradi won four of his five bouts to finish fifth overall in the pool standings and advance to the round of 16, where he defeated Ishak Dali 15-4.
A 15–11 victory over Kenya’s Kinoti Kiara then sent Moradi into the semifinals, before the Iranian edged Mexico’s Nathan Mungia 15-13 to book his place in the final.
Mungia and Tunisia’s Mohamed Hedi El Ghanja shared the bronze medal.