Japan won the first bronze medal in this event at the women's saber team of the World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
The World Fencing Championships were held on the 23rd, the final day of the tournament, by a group of women's sabers and men's foils.
Of these, Misaki Emura, who won the gold medal in this tournament individually in the women's saber, and Shihomi Fukushima, Kanae Kobayashi, and Seiri Ozaki faced each other, and won the United States in the quarterfinals.
In the semi-finals, he lost to France, which ranked first in the world, by two points, but in the third-place playoff, he defeated Spain 45-43 and won the bronze medal.
According to the Federation of Japan Fencing, Japan is the first to win a medal in this event through the Olympics and World Championships.
Emura said, "I was really disappointed that I was reversed in the semi-finals at the end, but I was able to switch from there and win a medal, so I was able to finish with a laugh at the end. I feel the response to the Paris Olympics with a good team that can be covered by the members. "
In Japan, the men's Fleure group also advanced to the bronze medal match, but lost to France 30 to 45 and finished 4th.