Athens – Twelve Italian athletes will be protagonists in the weekend of the women’s fencing World Cup in Athens. The fourth phase of the World Cup season dedicated to female fencers, following those of Orleans, Salt Lake City and Cairo will be taking place on the Greek pistes. The attention will be turned to the flag bearer on the piste this Friday, which will be dedicated to the group phase and the preliminary scoreboard. The protagonists of the day of qualifications will be Michela Battiston, Sofia Ciaraglia, Arianna Errigo, Rebecca Gargano, Rossella Gregorio, Loreta Gulotta, Lucia Lucarini, Chiara Mormile, Caterina Navarria, Eloisa Passaro, and Irene Vecchi. For all of them, the initial goal will be to pass the qualifiers in the first round of the main draw, in which Martina Criscio was already listed as one of the top sixteen in the world ranking of specialties. The matches will take place on Saturday starting at 9:00, with the final phase with the announcement of the winning athlete at 17:00. On Sunday, however, the Athens pistes will welcome the team’s competition. Italy will be on the piste with the quartet composed by Irene Vecchi, Loreta Gulotta, Rossella Gregorio, and Martina Criscio. (9Colonne)
