Epee fencer from Kazakhstan Alimjanov won Asian Fencing Championship

In Shanghai, where these days there is a continental championship Kazakh Alimjanov came to the tournament as a favorite among individual epee. On the way to the final, a Kazakhstani won the representatives of Taipei and Hong Kong, and in the quarterfinals defeated the tournament host Chern Lee.

The decisive battle was held by Alimjanov against the South Korean athletes. In the half finals he defeated Kim Sang Min, and the decisive battle for the title of a champion the citizen of Kazakhstan won Kwon Yong Joon with a score of 15:9.

Prior to his success Alimjanov has become the silver medalist in Asia three times (in 2008, 2011 and 2012). And the last two tournaments he conceded Korean Jung Jisun. Last yearJisun left Alimzhanov not only without a "gold" of Asian championship, but also blocked his way to the next round of the Olympic tournament in London. In Shanghai the Korean epee fencer has not arrived.

In addition, the eight strongest athletes except Alimzhanov joined another citizen of Kazakhstan - Dmitri Aleksanin. Also there results in other individual events. In epee the best result of the Kazakh team showed Yunusbaeva Jamila, who took 15th place. Among the tournament fencers Akbota Zhumagulova was 13th, and Edward Grigoriev 12th.

Asian Championship will end on June 9 with team competitions.