On the top step of the podium Strobbia (Allievi) and Di Crescenzo (Giovanissimi). Feminine, confirmations for Tondo and Biondi
IVREA
Circolo fencing Giuseppe Delfino of Ivrea on the shields at the end of the two days of competitions on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 at the Le Cupole building in Turin, theater of the second Under 14 regional trial also valid as qualification for the Italian championship of the category scheduled in October in Riccione. Two gold medals and five placements in the quarter-finals of four different categories is the spoils of the Ivrea swordsmen who present themselves on the Turin platforms with twenty athletes, confirming the excellent moment that the youth sector of fencing in Ivrea is experiencing.
Edoardo Strobbia and Daniele Di Crescenzo are on the top step of the podium, respectively in the Boys-Students and Giovanissimi categories, but here is the detailed results of the weekend of competitions with 300 fencers from Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta involved.
In the Young Students category (year of birth 2008 and 2007) the Circolo Delfino ranks eight athletes and among these the leader of the first Strobbia race. The latter confirms his excellent condition and goes on to win the race undefeated, triumphing in the final for 15-14 over Emanuele Mancini from Vercelli. Previously Strobbia got rid of Vittorio Mesturino from Turin in the semifinals for 15-7 and with the same score, in the quarters, he got the better of his teammate Matteo Casalegno, then fifth in the Ivrea derby. Out in the eighths Riccardo Gera and Elia Rebesco, tenth and eleventh. Also in the ranking Riccardo Galluzzo, Riccardo Conrieri and Andrea Debernardi. Among the Giovanissimi (class of 2009) the standard bearer of Ivrea Daniele Di Crescenzo, with the bronze of the opening stage in his pocket, does even better going to win the first gold medal with great merit. In the final match the Eporediese beat Ludovico Tormena from Turin 10-7. Instead in the semifinals he gets rid of the Turin of the Marchesa 10-7, after beating Jacopo Paolucci in the match between teammates in the quarters with a score of 10-9. In this phase out in the extra minute the other Ivrea Pietro Oberto stopped 8-9 from Turin’s Michelin Matteo Di Giugno. Paolucci and Oberto are seventh and eighth in the standings, followed by Giacomo Rosi and Edoardo Petri.
In the Maschietti category (2010) for the Circolo Delfino Fabio Dini stands out, fifth, out in the quarters at the hands of Tommaso Zecchi from Vercelli. Eliminated in the eighths Mattia Tappero, ninth, and Tommaso Cuttica, thirteenth. Andrea Brianese follows in the ranking.
In the women’s field, Girls category (2010), confirmation of Aliki Tonso, sixth and beaten in the quarters by Nicoletta Reggio 8-10 from Asti. Stella Biondi was also on the platform for Ivrea, ninth. Among the Girls-Pupils (2008-2007) Ellea Scalambrin is fourteenth. The coach Francesco Campagna: «In a complicated season for Covid, our athletes responded in a great way. Compared to the first stage of April 25th we have had confirmations and splendid results ». –