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Yoana Ilieva wins gold medal at Women's Fencing World Cup tournament

Yoana Ilieva
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Bulgarian sabre fencer Yoana Ilieva has won a gold medal at the Women's Fencing World Cup tournament in Plovdiv. In the final at the "Kolodruma" hall, she won 15:13 against Italian Chiara Mormille, becoming the first Bulgarian to reach the top of the podium in a World Cup competition.

In the final duel, Mormille was leading 10:8, but Ilieva showed will and reached 14:13, after which she achieved the final success with a decisive attack.

"I still can't make sense of it. I'm very happy. Honestly, I was so focused on the game that I still can't believe I came first. I hope the best is yet to come," Ilieva commented immediately after the final.



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