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Iran scoops 3 medals at Thailand Open Fencing Championships 2017

Thursday, 14 September 2017 7:54 AM [ Last Update: Thursday, 14 September 2017 7:56 AM ]

Iranian fencer Negin Kafi (3rd in the top row) poses for a photograph during the medal ceremony for the women’s foil individual event at the 2nd edition of TFF Minime Series & Thailand Open Fencing Championships 2017 on September 13, 2017.

Iranian fencers have exhibited satisfactory displays of physical skills and quickness at the 2nd edition of TFF Minime Series & Thailand Open Fencing Championships 2017, and grabbed three medals.

On Wednesday, Farzad Baher Arasbaran struck gold in the men’s sabre individual event at Fashion Island Shopping Mall in the Thai capital city of Bangkok. Mohammad Rahbari, another representative from the Islamic Republic of Iran, finished second and won the silver.

Negin Kafi also got the bronze medal in the women’s foil individual competitions.

Sabre is a light cutting and thrusting weapon in the sport of fencing. In the sabre section, the entire body above the waist, except the weapon hand, is targeted. Hits with the entire blade or point are valid. Touches that land outside of the target area are not scored.

A foil is one of the three weapons used in fencing, which is flexible, rectangular in cross section and weighs less than a pound (0.453 kilogram).

As with the épée, points are only scored by contact with the tip, which in electrically scored tournaments is capped with a spring-loaded button to signal a touch.

A foil fencer's uniform features the lame – an electrically conductive jacket wired to define the scoring area and record hits.

The 2nd edition of TFF Minime Series & Thailand Open Fencing Championships 2017 kicked off on September 9, and will conclude on September 17.

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