Elsissy, ranked as the world number one, started the day in high as he triumphed over Matyas Szabo of Germany, the world number 17, with a tight score of 15-14 in the quarterfinal match.

He lost 15-11 to world number 13, Fares Ferjani of Tunisia in the semi-finals.

In contrast, Amer, who had previously defeated world number 2 Sandro Bazadze, was unable to progress further in the tournament following his quarterfinal loss.

Amer, ranked as the world number 18, faced a tough challenge against the seventh-ranked fencer in the world during his quarterfinal match.

Early on Saturday, Amer encountered a formidable challenge in Bazadze, a two-time European champion and silver medalist at the world championship.

Despite Bazadze's impressive track record, which includes recent gold medals at the 2022 and 2023 European Fencing Championships and a silver at the 2023 World Championships, Olympic success has eluded him thus far.

Having participated in two prior Olympic Games without clinching a medal, Bazadze finished 13th at Rio 2016 and narrowly missed the podium with a fourth-place finish at Tokyo 2020.

Amer, the world number 18, is set to compete in the quarterfinal match later on Saturday, continuing his quest for Olympic glory.

The 26-year-old, Amer won the Senior Men’s Sabre 2015 African Championship which was held in Egypt, in addition to, U20 Men’s Sabre 2015/2016 African Championship which was held in Mali.

 

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