The World Fencing Championship began on Monday with the first matches for both the women’s foil team and the men’s sabre team. In women’s foil the #4 seed US started with a match against #13 seed Colombia on Monday. Nzingha Prescod, Nicole Ross, and Lee Kiefer competed for the US and it was a dominant performance. The US won all but the final of the nine matches and took the overall victory 45-17. The US advanced to Tuesday’s quarterfinals where their opponent will be #5 seed and 2015 bronze medalist France. That should be an extremely tight matchup.

Over in men’s sabre the #1 seed US faced #17 seed Japan for a spot in the quarterfinals. The US team of Eli Dershwitz, Daryl Homer, and Jeff Spear much like the women won eight of the nine matches and overall won with a 45-24 win. The US will match up with #9 seed Iran in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. These two countries met last year in the round of 16 with the US winning 45-38.

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