Israel's national girl's team took gold at the Junior World Fencing Championship in Dubai, Sunday.
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Fencers Nicole Feigin, Adele Bogdanov, Sohpia Vainberg, and Eva Galper were ranked 11th when they entered the epee fencing competition, but defeated Brazil 45-30 and then Switzerland 45-44 to make it into the semifinals.
Poland took the silver medal at the competition, and the United States took bronze.
The Israelis then went on to secure a 45-31 victory against the Romanian national team, followed by a 45-38 defeat of the Swedish team. In the final competition against the Polish national team, the Israeli fencers came out on a top by three points with a score of 45-42.
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