Representatives of the Uzbek national team won the medal of the continental saber fencing championship for the first time.
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The saber fencers of the Uzbekistan national team won the silver medal in team performances at the Asian Championship among cadets and juniors, held from February 24 to March 5 in Dubai (UAE), the Fencing Federation told Gazeta.uz.
Thanks to successful performances in personal competitions, the national team - Sherzod Mamutov, Pazylbek Genzhebaev, Zhaloliddin Dushamboev and Bobirjon Rasulov - began their performance in the quarterfinal. At this stage of the tournament, the Uzbeks defeated the representatives of Jordan with a score of 45:23.
In the semifinals, Uzbekistan defeated Kuwait in a tense confrontation - 45:44. In the final, the Uzbeks lost to rivals from South Korea with a score of 45:26.
As noted in the federation, this is the first medal of the continental saber fencing championship in the history of Uzbekistan.