Adham Al-Sirsi and Farida Khalil won the bronze medal at the Junior World Fencing Championships, which kicked off today in Manama, Bahrain.
Adham secured the bronze after a strong start in the group stage, winning 4 out of 5 matches, which qualified him for the Round of 32.
Al-Sirsi defeated Bahrain's champion "Omar Boukhalif" in the Round of 32 with a score of 15-4, before winning against Egypt's champion "Iyad Osama" 15-11 in the Round of 16, advancing to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinal match, he triumphed over China's champion "Yiming Ding" with a golden touch, finishing 15-14, which qualified him for the semifinals. However, he lost narrowly to Hong Kong's champion "Kai Shek Curtis" with a score of 15-10, ultimately earning the bronze medal.
In the girls' category, Farida Khalil also claimed bronze after a strong start in the group stage, achieving 4 victories out of 5 to qualify for the Round of 16.
Farida won her Round of 16 match against her compatriot "Hana Ismail" with a score of 15-9, and then also defeated her fellow countrywoman "Mariam Abdelnasser" by the same score in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. However, she faced a tough loss against Hong Kong's champion "Tak Sum Chung" with a score of 15-12, allowing her to secure the bronze medal.
Wael Abdel Moneim, the Egyptian consul in Bahrain, attended the championship to congratulate the athletes on their bronze medals, praising their outstanding performance during the competitions and their honorable representation of Egypt.
The delegation included coaches Samah Magdy and Ahmed Ashraf, Ayman Ghoneim as the national teams manager, and Ahmed Nabil as the head of the delegation, along with referees Yasser Metwally and Mohamed Naggar at the championship.
