The Algiers Men’s Senior Sabre World Cup was competed on November 4-5 with Mojtaba Abedini, Ali Pakdaman, Mohammad Rahbari and Mohammad Fotouhi representing Iran in the sportive event.
The Iranian team, in its first move, pulled a 45-25 victory over Canadian rivals and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Persian sabre fencers later defeated Russia’s national outfit 45-37 and secured a place in the semifinals where they suffered a loss in the face of Germany (34-45) to miss the finals.
Iran was also unsuccessful in the bronze-medal match against Algerian opponents and only managed to occupy the fourth positions in the competitions.
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