Ukrainian epee fencer Igor Reyzlin became the bronze medalist of the World Fencing Championship.

The bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympic Games met in the semifinals with the reigning Olympic champion in the team and two-time bronze medalist of the Asian Championships in individual championships Japanese Kazuyasu Minobe.

The rivals finished regular time with an equal score - 12:12, and the decisive injection was made by the Japanese, having won.

Minobe continued the fight for the championship, and Reislin got the "

On the way to the semifinals, Reislin defeated Roman Alexandrov from Uzbekistan - 12:9, Tristan Thulen from the Netherlands - 13:12, Mate Tamas Koch from Hungary - 15:10 and Fon Hoi Sun from Hong Kong - 14:13.

This medal was the first for Ukraine at the World Championships in Egyptian Cairo.

Recall that the Ukrainian national team triumphantly finished at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA. According to the results of the competition, our team was in the top 3 medal standings.