Venezuelan Katherine Paredes was eliminated from the fencing competition in Paris

Venezuelan fencer Katherine Paredes was eliminated 10-15 in the first round of sabre at the Paris Olympics against the Hungarian Anna Martonworld champion of this sport in 2023.

This was Katherine Paredes’ performance

The 26-year-old Venezuelan athlete was always behind on the scoreboard against Marton, one of the big favorites for the podium in the Grand Palais de Paris.

The Creole started the match with a 2-0 lead and maintained it until the third touch, then the Hungarian managed to tie the game to have a score of 3-3.

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Paredes became the second Venezuelan to compete in fencing at the Olympic Gamesafter Alejandra Benítez, who competed in four consecutive events: Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.

The Venezuelan fencer She managed to get to the Olympics in Paris on April 7th to join the other athletes who will participate in the Olympics that will be taking place in Paris until August 11th. Unfortunately, this is how the athlete said goodbye to the Olympics.

Courtesy of Diario Versión Final

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