Guillaume Bianchi He is the new European foil European champion, standing on the top step of a very blue podium because it is third classified Tommaso Mariniand on Monday of Genoa there are also two other bronzes, designed by Sara Maria Kowalczyk and Alberta Santuccio in the female sword.
An extraordinary poker of medals for Italy on the third day of the European Championships Genoa 2025: the Azzurra delegation thus flies to seven podiums, and from tomorrow the team competitions will begin. Bianchi has the first time in this edition of the continental event The Hymn of Mameli in the new Palasport of the Ligurian capital.
First after the groups, the Roman of the Yellow Flames beat the British Cook (15-7) in its first two matches of the day (15-7) and the Czech Choupenitch (15-6), entering the best eight before having the best of the last ride of Hungarian Dosa (15-14), in the assault that gave him the certainty of his second medal at the European Championships. In a vibrant semifinal, the blue imposed itself at the last stocked against the Spaniard Llavador (15-14), thus hitting access to the final. In the final act, opposite to French Anas AnneGuillaume Bianchi triumphed for 15-5 thus going up to the roof of Europe.
«The semifinal was in heart -pounding, it was a tough assault. Anane had never faced me, I surprised him. I come from an Italian championship won a week ago, let’s say it’s a good time. I would have liked to trust Tommaso Marini in the final, but it was an excellent race for him too ». The new male foil champion of the male foil Guillaume Bianchi told Rai Sport microphones. “The gesture of the helmet? I did it because my wife is pregnant, I dedicate this victory to them, “added the European gold.
First on equal merit with Bianchi after the group stage, Tommaso Marini He imposed himself on the Polish Rajski (15-11) and the British Minott (15-8) in the first two meetings. In the quarterfinals the outgoing continental champion beat the Hungarian Szemes (15-10) thus hitting his third career medal for the Europeans. After the silver of Antalya 2022 and the gold of Basel 2024, today, in front of the warm audience of Genoa, Marini was bronze medal, stopped on 15-13, after a very tight semifinal until the last, from the French Anas Anane.
For Tommy, however, applause and a bronze that is worth. Stop on the threshold of the best eight for Filippo Macchi: The two-time Olympic silver of Paris was beaten 15-13 by Hungarian dosa in the round of 16, while Alessio Foconi had stopped at the previous round, ranked 18th. The journey towards the first career medal of Sara Maria Kowalczyk, to her debut in an absolute European, began with the successes on the Portuguese Bonito (15-7) and on the outgoing continental champion, the Eston Embich (15-9), before exceeding the Latvian prodred in the round of 16 (15-11). Of authority, with quality and courage, the Army Caserta shooter in the quarterfinals also imposed himself on the German Ehler (15-13), thus conquering the certainty of the podium. The stop for Sara Kowalczyk only reached the additional minute of the semifinal, after a match full of emotions and reversals in the score, against the neutral athlete Murtazaeva: the 14-13 verdict still removes anything from the extraordinary blue race, climbed on the third step of the podium. Next to her, on the bronze square, the Olympian Alberta Santuccio, who thus rans up the medal of a year ago in Basel. The Catania of the Fiamme Oro, at the start of the race, beat the Hungarian Gnam (15-11) before passing, in the first of his two derby of the day, his friend and teammate, as well as triumphal in Paris, Rossella Flemish (15-13). In the round of 16, the blue beat the Hungarian Muhari (11-10) at the last storage, in the extra minute. The story repeated himself in the quarterfinals when, always at the priority, Alberta Santuccio won the match in “Casa Italia” valid for the medal against Giulia Rizzi (10-9). Just that extra minute, however, turned out to be mocking in the semifinal against Estonian Lehis, who with the result of 9-8 diverted the Catania policeman on a precious and deserved third step of the podium. Of derby on derby, therefore, Giulia Rizzi closed one step away from the medal area, in fifth position, while ranked 26th Rossella Flera.