isn't it odd that Pan Qimiao took part in junior and cadet events? and she was last year junior champion, what's the point to compete with cadets

men's Cadet Individual Sabre   Gold:  Emilio Paturzo Gonzalez Silver:  Candeniz Berrak Bronze:  Leonardo Reale &  Iaroslav Borisov   Semifinals   Gonzalez b. Reale 15-11 Berrak b. Borisov 15-14   Gold Medal Match   Gonzalez b. Berrak 15-11   Full Results & Rankings https://fie.org/competitions/2025/239?tab=results

16 women's teams, because 12 is a shitty number for a tournament - both because the forced continental representation will lead to it being a relatively weak tournament and because you can not make a decent tournament with 12 teams, you'll be forced to have the super awful 'best third placed teams' nonsense.   0 men's teams   Instead of a total of 28, we go to a total of 16 teams. We gain 12 x whatever number of players are in a men's team for sports where the Olympics are important, we have a women's tournament with a decent format and we get rid of having junior championships at the Olympics, win-win-win  

women's Cadet Individual Sabre   Gold:  Amalia Covaliu Silver:  Pan Qimiao Bronze:  Zhang Xuanyi &  Jang Eun Chae   Semifinals   Covaliu b. Zhang 15-12 Pan b. Jang 15-8   Gold Medal Match   Covaliu b. Pan 15-14   Full Results & Rankings https://fie.org/competitions/2025/239?tab=results

men's Junior Individual Sabre   Gold:  Cosimo Bertini Silver:  Vlad Covaliu Bronze:  Benedykt Denkiewicz &  Tom Couderc   Semifinals   Bertini b. Couderc 15-11 Covaliu b. Denkiewicz 15-7   Gold Medal Match   Bertini b. Covaliu 15-12   Full Results & Rankings https://fie.org/competitions/2025/239?tab=results

women's Junior Individual Sabre   Gold:  Aleksandra Mikhailova Silver:  Alexandra Lee Bronze:  Magda Skarbonkiewicz &  Pan Qimiao   Semifinals   Mikhailova b. Skarbonkiewicz 15-12 Lee b. Pan 15-9   Gold Medal Match   Mikhailova b. Lee 15-3   Full Results & Rankings https://fie.org/competitions/2025/239?tab=results

as usual, when a major tournament is held in China, it makes almost impossible to follow properly, especially when it comes to live broadcast    now, there's only a streaming on the official website working only on PCs, no YT, no apps, which means no comfortable TV watch    however, the first couple of days has already gone and we know the individual Sabre medallists...

new IOC President & Executive Board, but the good old shit doesn't seem to stop at all  

the Italian Spring Nationals (main selection meet for the World Champs) start on Sunday in the usual location of Riccione   a few of our main swimmers won't participate (or won't be tapering because they are already qualified), among them Gregorio Paltrinieri and Thomas Ceccon, who's still training in Australia and he's likely to compete at the Australian Trials (despite he won't be able to swim the A finals, as far as I know)   however, a few youngsters are expected to step up and earn themselves some attention by our NT officials (if not a place on the team)   the main star of the week should be Carlos D'Ambrosio, who recently beat the old 200m freestyle short course national record held by Filippo Magnini since a very long time (2009, with the old rubber suits)   among the women, lots of expectations are on Sara Curtis   but, even if it seems a bit too early, take note of this name: Alessandra Mao (class of 2011) many people expect her as the true "new" Pellegrini

I would propose 12 men's and women's teams