Native of Kyrgyzstan becomes champion of Europe in fencing

10:55, 01 июня 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Ivan MARCHENKO

The native of Kyrgyzstan Andrey Khrebtov became the champion of  among veterans in fencing. He himself informed 24.kg news agency.

According to him, the competitions were held in the city of  (). 178 athletes from different countries participated in it. Khrebtov played for the Russian national team in 40–49 age group. On the way to the final, he gained five victories in a row: he defeated representatives of , , , and . In the decisive battle, Khrebtov defeated the bronze medalist of the Olympic Games 2000 Gabriele Magni () — 10: 8.

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Until 2010, Andrey Khrebtov represented . He was a member of the Kyrgyz fencing and modern pentathlon teams.