Azerbaijan women’s sabre team finishes fourth at World Cup

Azerbaijan’s women’s sabre team finished fourth in the team event at a World Cup stage in Oran, Algeria.

The team, comprising Anna Bashta, Palina Kaspiarovich, Sabina Karimova and Zarifa Huseynova, opened with a 45-43 victory over the United States to reach the quarterfinals. Azerbaijan then beat Uzbekistan by the same score in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.

Palina Kaspiarovich and Zarifa Huseynova were injured during the first two bouts. As a result, Azerbaijan could not compete against Hungary in the semifinals; Hungary went on to win the World Cup stage. The team finished fourth among 21 entries.

In the individual event, Anna Bashta, Palina Kaspiarovich and Sabina Karimova advanced from the pool stage but lost in the knockout rounds and did not reach the main draw. Zarifa Huseynova was eliminated earlier.