The 2024 International Fence Federation (FIE) Junior World Cup took place in 6 cities on the planet simultaneously on January 20. Wei Jiayi from Suzhou Sports College won the championship of women’s sabre category in Segovia, Spain.
An overall of 105 participants participated in the Segovia stop, amongst which eight were from China. In the last, Wei took a powerful 3-0 lead and inevitably won with a 15-10 score, acquiring the initial world championship in her secure fencing profession.
“She is not just upbeat yet additionally willing to put her efforts right into training,” said her trainer Hu Qi.
Wei Jiayi signed up with the secure fencing group of Suzhou Sports Institution in 2015. In 2018, she won the gold medal in the females’s specific sabre classification at the 19th Jiangsu Provincial Games. In 2022, she won the champion in females’s sabre team classification at the National Fence Championships. In February 2023, Wei Jiayi was chosen as a member of the nationwide fencing group, training and getting ready for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.