The Women's Saber World Cup competition has concluded in Lima, the capital of Peru.
Idman.Biz reports that the Azerbaijan Fencing Federation has released information about this.
It was reported that the members of our national team - Anna Bashta, Sabina Karimova, Palina Kaspiarovich, and Zarifa Huseynova - took sixth place among 24 countries.
Our team started the tournament with a 45:27 victory over Colombia. Then, in the 1/8 final stage, they defeated the Japanese team with a score of 45:39 and advanced to the top eight.
On the way to the bronze medal fight, the Azerbaijani team faced Poland for a spot in the semi-finals. In a tense match, the opponent won with a score of 45:44.
In the matches for 5th-8th places, our team defeated the Republic of Korea with a score of 45:41, but lost to the Italian team with a score of 42:45.
Thus, the Azerbaijani team finished the World Cup in sixth place.