Brazil open para-fencing with six medals and a full foil podium
Brazil closed the first day of the Americas Para-Fencing Championships in São Paulo with six medals across four events: two golds, two silvers and two bronzes, including a full podium in the women's foil A, won by Fabiana Soares. The event features 81 athletes from eight countries.
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O Brasil encerrou o primeiro dia do Campeonato das Américas de Paraesgrima 2026, em São Paulo, com seis medalhas: dois ouros, duas pratas e dois bronzes em quatro provas.
No florete feminino A, o pódio foi todo brasileiro: Fabiana Soares (ouro), Rayssa Veras (prata) e Carminha Oliveira (bronze). A final terminou 15 a 7 para Fabiana, que havia eliminado três norte-americanas; Rayssa chegou invicta da fase de poules, e Carminha perdeu a semifinal para ela pelo mesmo placar. É o primeiro título individual de Fabiana no Regional das Américas.
Jovane Guissone faturou o quarto título individual no Regional ao vencer a espada masculina B: passou direto às eliminatórias, ganhou os quatro duelos e levou a melhor sobre o norte-americano Noah Hanssen na final, por 15 a 5, e somou a terceira medalha dele aqui, após ouro por equipes no florete e prata por equipes na espada.
Mônica Santos também chegou ao terceiro pódio: bronze no florete feminino B. Na semifinal, caiu diante de Francia Jaimez Rojas, da Venezuela, por 15 a 5. A atleta, que passou por seis cirurgias, destacou o peso do retorno às competições.
Lucas Julião foi prata na espada masculina A. Invicto nos poules com quatro vitórias, caiu na final diante de Angel Eduardo Castilla Figueroa, da Colômbia, por 15 a 4. Nunca tinha faturado medalha individual internacional.
São 81 atletas de oito países, e a competição distribui pontos para o ranking dos Jogos Paralímpicos de Los Angeles-2028. As provas por equipes da espada masculina e feminina e o sabre misto acontecem nesta quinta-feira (29).
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