Surprise fencing medals for Swiss teams
The Swiss men's epee fencing team has won silver at the European Fencing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The result followed on from the Swiss women’s unexpected bronze medal on Saturday. They triumphed in the epee category, just beating a strong German team.
The men’s team was beaten by Hungary on Sunday after being the surprise squad to reach the final.
Meanwhile, the Swiss ladies were not put off by the presence of Britta Heidemann, the German European and Olympic champion for the women’s individual epee, eventually winning their event with a score of 43-41.
The women’s team thus put an end to eight years of medal hopes in the women’s event at a European level.
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