Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s men sabre national team has ranked third at the Fencing World Cup that is being held in Madrid, Spain.

The Iranian team beat Italy 45-37 on Sunday to rank third at team competition of the tournament.

Iran defeated Chile 54-34 and then Canada 45-44 before facing Georgia in the quarter-finals where it won the game 45-44. 

The Iranian sabre squad has been defeated 45-24 by the United States in the semi-finals.

Ali Pakdaman, Mohammad Fotouhi, Farzad Baher and Mohammad Rahbari represented Iran in the competition.  

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