2024-04-25 13:53:49
Nausikas-Olga Demosthenos’ progress in the world junior fencing championship in Saudi Arabia was stopped at the scoreboard of 64.
The athlete of PAS Ioannina started with three wins and three losses in the group stage matches, passing to the next stage of the competition. There she faced the Egyptian Farida Mourad, where in a shocking match she managed to win with a score of 15-13, passing to the 64 best athletes of the event. On the board of 64, she faced the Canadian Nicole Xuan, knowing the defeat with a score of 15-8, in a match where, although she was always within breathing distance and while the score was 8-7, she was unable to find the solutions in defending champion of Canada. The final ranking found Demosthenous in 60th place out of a total of 129 top athletes from all over the world, while she was also the only athlete of the Greek delegation who managed to pass this phase. With her excellent appearance as well as the experiences she gained from her participation in the European and world championships, she will have the opportunity next year to claim something even better, as she has one more year left in the junior category.