Iranian trio claims men’s junior bronze at Sabre World Cup
The Iranian men’s junior team claimed a prestigious bronze medal at the Sabre Coupe du Monde event in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday.
The trio of Taha Kargarpour, Parsa Poursalman and Hesam Moradi suffered a 45-39 defeat to top seed Egypt in the semifinals, but bounced back to overcome the host team 45-31 and secure the consolation bronze.
The third-place finish marked a second medal for Iran at the tournament, following Moradi’s historic gold in the individual cadet event 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 in the age category.
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 sent Moradi into the semifinals, before the Iranian edged Mexico’s Nathan Mungia 15-13 to book his place in the final.