Romanian fencer Amalia Covaliu wins gold at World Championship in China
<p>Romanian athlete Amalia Covaliu won the gold medal in the women's sabre event on Tuesday, April 8, at the Wuxi 2025 Junior &amp; Cadet World Championships in China.</p>
<p>Amalia did not compete in the first round, and in the second round she defeated another Romanian, Amelie Pescaru, 15-7. In the third round she won the duel against South Korean Dahui Moon, 15-5. She then beat Hungarian Boglarka Komjathy in the round of 16, overcame US fencer Brynnley McKee in the quarterfinals and bested China’s Xuanyi Zhang in the semifinals, according to <a href="https://www.g4media.ro/amalia-covaliu-campioana-mondiala-la-sabie-cadete-dupa-o-finala-castigata-la-tusa-decisiva.html?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=amalia-covaliu-campioana-mondiala-la-sabie-cadete-dupa-o-finala-castigata-la-tusa-decisiva">G4Media</a>.</p>
<p>To win the gold, Covaliu defeated Chinese athlete Qimiao Pan in the final with a score of 15-14.</p>
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<p>The bronze medals went to Xuanyi Zhang and Eunchae Jang. Amelie Pescaru placed 58th, and Sofia Corlătescu finished in 81st place.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The day before, Amalia Covaliu ranked 10th in the junior women's sabre event, and her older brother, Vlad Covaliu, won the silver medal in junior men's sabre.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the cadet men's sabre event, Romanian Michael Ene ranked fifth after losing in the quarterfinals to Russian Iaroslav Borisov, 8-15. Radu Matei placed 20th, and Rareș Munteanu finished 97th. The world title was won by American Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Cadet and Junior Fencing World Championships are taking place from April 7–15 in Wuxi. Amalia and Vlad are the children of COSR President Mihai Covaliu.</p>
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<p><em>(Photo source: CS Dinamo on Facebook)</em></p>