The Egyptian fencing team finished sixth in the men's team Sabre competition at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday after conceding a 45-38 defeat against Italy in the match for fifth place.
Led by world number one Ziad Elsissy, the Egyptian team, which included Adham Moataz and Yassin Khodir, struggled against their Italian counterpart during the 36-minute encounter.
Egypt had earlier suffered a narrow 45-41 defeat to France in the quarterfinals, ending their hopes of a podium finish.
The match against France saw a great performance from Elsissy, who won his three relays and claimed 19 points, but the results of his teammates did not help him.
In the ranking round, Egypt secured a thrilling 45-41 victory over Canada as Yassin Khodir replaced Mohamed Amer, who produced a disappointing performance against France.
With their sixth-place finish, the Egyptian Men's Sabre Team failed to do better than their performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where they finished fifth.
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