Manu Bargues he has stayed close to being able to fight for the medals. After two great victories on the main board, the Valencian swordsman stayed in the round of 16 of the main epee board, being the best individual performance of our army so far in some very important World Cups ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Bargues defeated Minghao Lo 15-10 in the first round and Israeli swordsman Ido Harper 15-12. In the round of 16, the Finn Niko Vuorinen knocked the Spanish out of the tournament by a balance of 11-15, preventing Bargues match the bronze achieved in the European Games. The Valencian swordsman, together with Yulen Pereira, Juan Pedro Romero and Álvaro Ibáñez, will have a new opportunity in the team discipline in which Spain is the seed number 18so they will have to beat Belgium and then fight Great Britain, Ukraine and Germany.
María Mariño loses in the first round of foil.
The only female shooter on the main board she failed to make it past the first round after falling 7-15 to Austrian Olivia Wohlgemuth. Mariño will have a second chance on Friday, along with his teammates Ariadna Castro, Andrea Breteau and Ariadna Tucker, in the team competition. In this team discipline, Spain he has plenty of medal options as he sits in the top 10 of the draw.
Tomorrow it will be the turn of the last individual competitions before starting the team duels.
| swordsman | Discipline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Llavador | Foil | July 27th |
| Lucía Martín-Portuguese | Saber | July 27th |
| Celia Perez | Saber | July 27th |
| Aracely Navarro | Saber | July 27th |