Kardcsapatunk bronzérmes! – szókincs

Men’s Sabre Team Wins Olympic Medal After 25 Years After a clear victory against the U.S. in the quarter final and a narrow defeat against Italy in the semifinal, the Hungarian men’s sabre national team managed to pocket the bronze medal following a victory against Germany. The Hungarian sabre teams have won ten gold medals in the history of the Olympics so far, which means Hungary has been a great power in the sport. Áron Szilágyi’s recent (third) Olympic gold in single sabre, the 15th Olympic gold that Hungarian single sabre male athletes have won, apparently proved to be a good sign. The team, consisting of Szilágyi, Tamás Decsi, Csanád Gémesi, and András Szatmári, was no match for the U.S. (45-36) in the quarterfinal, meaning that they could eye a medal once again. Although Italy proved to be slightly better in the semifinal (43-45), in the bronze final, Hungary had been leading clearly up until the end. As the last man up, Szilágyi gave up a significant portion of the lead, but it was still enough for the third level of the podium (45-40). “It was a big one, obviously, it has been a good game going on inside me […]