TALHA TAKES MEDITERRANEAN FENCING SILVER

Abdullah Al-Tahla has won a silver medal at the Mediterranean Fencing Championships which are being hosted by the Jordan Fencing Federation at the Al Arena Hall in Amman.
Al-Tahla’s success came in the saber weapon category in the U20 age group.
He reached the last 16 with six wins and one defeat in the group stage, before beating the Iraqi, Salim Zakri, and then overcoming Lucas Guili from France in the quarter-final.
Al-Tahla reached the final with a brilliant win over Italian, Alessandro Conversi, before losing in the gold medal match to another Italian, David Sechetti.
The tournament has welcomed 203 fencers to Amman representing 13 countries including Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, Greece, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Oman, Yemen, in addition to Jordan.