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Russia rules the sabre in Cancun

Russia rules the sabre in Cancun
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By Christopher Cummins with AGENCIES
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Yana Egorian beats Anna Marton in the final

Destination Mexico for the sabre rattlers at Cancun’s Iberostar seaside resort.

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Olympic champion Yana, egorian during the match stole the purse https://t.co/ndVyQ3M8ek #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/XztPWPe8ql #news #Russia

— Rus to En Fr Es News (@Rus_Eng_News) 14 août 2016

The women’s final saw Russia’s double Olympic champion Yana Egorian take on the former junior European and World champion Hungary’s Anna Marton.

Márton Anna ezüstérmes Cancúnban. #vívás #MártonAnna https://t.co/4SIEKmRTaN pic.twitter.com/lfaJ6cReCJ

— Sportime Magazin (@SportimeMagazin) 18 décembre 2016

Egorian’s greater experience paid off and she took the Grand Prix 15-11.

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