Paris 2024: Tunisian Fencer Wins 1st Medal for Arab World
- Publish date: Monday، 29 July 2024 | Last update: Tuesday، 10 December 2024
He won a silver medal in the men’s sabre fencing final.
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Tunisian fencer Fares Ferjani won the first medal for the Arab World at the Paris Olympics in 2024.
Ferjani received a silver medal while competing with South Korean fencer Oh Sang-uk.
The South Korean fencer won first place in the men’s sabre fencing final at the Grand Palais in Paris.
The Tunisian fencer fell short of securing a gold medal with a three-point difference.
Ferjani beat Egyptian fencer Ziad El-Sissy in the semi-finals with a score of 15-11.
The Tunisian fencer debuted at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He represented his country again at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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