Cargnoni and Bollati stars of the Europeans

The vigevanese swordsman drags Italy to the gold medal The Pavese left-handed decisive for the conquest of the bronze

PAVIA

Gold for Isabella Cargnoni, bronze for Federico Bollati: this is the flattering balance of the Pavia swordsmen at the Veteran European Championships in fencing teams held in Hamburg, Germany. For both a capital performance and a decisive contribution to their respective national teams.

In the female sword cat. At (40-59 years old) the Cargnoni from Vigevano, Pro Novara member, took to the platform alongside her clubmate Luisa Milanoli and Ewa Borowa (Giannone Caserta), Laura Puricelli (Pro Patria Busto) and Fabrizia Alessandrini (Koala Reggio Emilia ). In the group round the blues defeated Denmark 45-15, Poland 43-26 and Hungary 45-37; in the knockout phase, the Italian team easily defeated Switzerland 45-29, but then struggled to get the better of Austria in the semifinals, beaten 42-41 in extra time after a decisive comeback by Cargnoni. Even more exciting script in the final for the gold against the Germans, characterized by a nerve-wracking swing of advantages and a new feat by Cargnoni, capable of recovering three hits in the last attack at Hargina and closing victoriously.

In the male sword cat. A the Italian team included, in addition to Bollati (Fencing Pavia), Gabriele Vincenzi (Koala), Francesco Varone (Pentamodena), Claudio Pirani (Pompilio Genova) and Riccardo Bonsignore (Cs Castelfranco Veneto). Safely led by Bollati, never replaced, the Azzurri defeated Switzerland 45-22, Great Britain 45-26 and Spain again 45-26 in the initial round; in the elimination victories over Austria (45-23) and Sweden (45- 39), but knocked out in the semifinals with Poland (45-42), despite Bollati’s final comeback. The southpaw from Pavia was still the protagonist in the hard-fought final for third place, won by the Azzurri over Norway for 45-43 with Bollati protagonist of a decisive thrilling assault against Moerch; the continental title went to France, who clearly defeated Poland. –