It was not the dream debut For Spain on the opening day of the Fencing European Championship. The categories of Female and male saberbeterand in neither the two Spanish wrathful managed to move from the round of 16. The European is disputed From this Saturday, June 14 until the next day 19 In the city of Genoa (Italy).
The women's category of Floret It was the first to finish for the Spanish team. After passing the first round, Ariadna Tucker was eliminated in sixteen -final by the Russian Marta Martyanovasixth best classified in this tournament. María Teresa Díaz, who arrived as number 11 to the European, also fell into that round of seventeenisavos, the first for her, before the Romanian Rebeca Candescu for an Igualado 14-15.
It was not much better in the case of the male saber. Yago Morán and Óscar Fernández lost in their respective debut fighting: the first, against French Sebastien Patrice (15-11); the second, against the Turk Inver Yildrim (15-7). Jaime Flórez beat the first round in front of the British Samuel Allen, but was eliminated by Georgian Sandro Bazadze in sixteen 15-8.
Santiago Madrigal, the best classified room of this tournament, It was the great hope of the Spanish saber and directly debuted in sixteen against the Frenchman Maxime Pianfetti. Madrigal began at a disadvantage, traced until 14-13, Pianfetti tied 14 and needed to check the video To determine who had first granted the final blow. In the end, the referee decreed that he had been the French, so The day is over for the Spanish expedition. On the day of tomorrow June 15, the competitions of Male and female saber sword.
