RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 10 (MNA) � Iran�s Mojtaba Abedini on Wed. qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games sabre fencing event after a 15-12 victory over South Korea�s Gu Bon-Gil.


Mojtaba Abedini who managed to defeat his Ukrainian opponent in the round of 32, progressed to round of 16 to go against South Korea�s Gu Bon-Gil on Wednesday.

Gu, who has the third world ranking as well as London Olympics gold medal, was defeated by Abedini 15-11. With this victory, Abedini managed to secure his place at the quarterfinals with seven other fencers.

Abedini will take on�Vincent Anstett from France in the quarterfinals, to be held at 23:10 Tehran time.

Meanwhile, another Iranian fencer Ali Pakdaman lost to his German opponent Matyas Szabo 15-11 in the round of 32 and was eliminated from the next round of competitions.

By Mehr News Agency