In Cairo, the platform is tinged with blue.
In the stage of the fencing world cup in Egypt, Italy's show of foil conquering four podiums: double in the women's event, with the first victory in the world championship circuit by Martina Favaretto and the second place by Martina Batini, but two medals also arrive from the men's race with the second place of Tommaso Marini and the third of Davide Filippi.
Favaretto, who 13 months ago was third in Poznan, broke the ice by overcoming the Romanian Saveanu 15-7, before facing and winning a double blue super-derby.
In the 32-point draw she prevailed in the last hit, 15-14, against Erica Cipressa, while in the round of 16 match, Favaretto beat the winner of the first two World Cup matches of this season 15-10 Alice Volpi.
The certainty of the podium for the Italian policewoman came thanks to the 15-4 victory over Irem Karamete, the standard-bearer of Turkey (and wife of the Olympian Andrea Baldini).
In the semifinal another match dominated by Favaretto, who defeated the Polish Walczyk Klimaszyk 15-8, thus coloring the all-Italian final 15-7 against Batini in blue.