On Monday, three Hungarian athletes competed in the women’s fencing competition at the Paris Olympics. The vagaries of the draw made it so that the two faced each other already in the round of 16, and Anna Márton came out well, defeating Liza Pusztai. In the other event, Luca Szűcs also won, so he too could step into the top four, but the continuation did not go too well for the Hungarian athletes, it was revealed From the page of the Hungarian Nation.
The feat was missed
Luca Szűcs, the two-time world champion in the team, finished in seventh place, after two nice victories, he suffered a 15-12 defeat in the quarter-finals against Olympic and two-time World Cup silver medalist Sara Balzer, who enjoyed the support of the home crowd.
– I wasn’t scared, Sara Balzer is a very routine fencer, she takes advantage of even the smallest mistake, it’s no coincidence that she leads the world rankings. I am physically tired, I am happy that I was a quarterfinalist, but I still have to digest this defeat – said the Hungarian fencer.
Anna Márton – who was fourth in Tokyo three years ago – finished in eighth place this time. After three successes, she easily lost 15-7 to the four-time individual world champion from Ukraine Olga Harlan in the quarter-finals.
– Tactically, he outgrew me at the beginning, and against a competitor of this level, it is difficult to regain the lead. I thought I knew what I had to do to defeat him, but as it turned out, he knew how to throw me off and I had no chance to catch up. I’m sorry it turned out this way, I felt there was more to this day. I definitely want to win a medal with the team. If we can do it, then I will be very happy at this Olympics – said Anna Márton. In the men’s competition, the dagger Dósa Dániel led in vain 13-10 in his first match, among the 32, and finally lost 15-14 against the Egyptian Abdelrahman Husszein Tolba, and finished 17th overall.
2024-07-30 04:05:32