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Tunisian fencer Fares Ferjani secures 1st medal for Arabs at Paris Olympic Games
PARIS, July 27 (KUNA) -- Fares Ferjani, of Tunisia, won the silver medal of the sabre completion of Paris Olympic Games 2024 after losing the final to Oh Sanguk, of South Korea, 11-15 on Saturday.
Ferjani reached the final showdown after beating the Egyptian fencer Ziad El-Sissy.
Today's medal is the first for an Arab athlete at the Olympic Games which opened yesterday. (end)
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