He achieved success at the Georgian World Cup competition for men's swordsmen in Tbilisi.
The three-time Olympic champion, World Cup and European Championship winner fencer
• the Italian Mattia Reá by 15–11,
• the Turkish Tolga Aslan 15–7,
• the Tunisian Fares Ferjanit by 15-10,
• he reached the top four by beating the American Filip Dolegiewicz 15-8,
• where he won 15-6 against the Italian Luigi Samele,
• then in the final he easily overcame Ali Pakdaman from Iran, 15-7.
Four more Hungarians competed on the main draw: Krisztián Rabb achieved a great result and finished seventh - he was stopped by Pakdaman in the quarterfinals -, Nikolász Iliasz won an ace, and András Szatmári and Gergő Horváth were defeated in the first round.
The participation of the Hungarians in the men's Olympics is practically certain due to the excellence of the world champion team, and on Sunday the national team can finalize its place in the five-ring field, reports MTI.
Thanks for the congratulations, I don't miss the successes at all, I hope there will be quite a few more of them. However, I started the day a bit rusty, the young Italian made me sweat. Then, as we went forward, I felt the fencing more and more. In the final four, I already controlled the aces all the way, and of course I am very happy about the gold. At the same time, deep down I felt that I still have something to refine in both defense and attack, there will still be plenty of work to do before the Olympics
- said Áron Szilágyi after winning the gold medal.
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