Olympic individual sabre champion Yana Egorian (RUS) clinched the gold medal at the inaugural Cancun Grand Prix, defeating Anna Marton (HUN) in the final.

The 22-year-old Russian had lost to Marton in their last two encounters, but secured a 15-11 victory in Mexico.It was Egorian’s second Grand Prix gold and fourth major title overall.

In the men’s event Luigi Samele (ITA) won his first FGP title at the age of 29.

The 21st-ranked Italian defeated Lee Jonghyun (KOR) 15-11 in the gold medal match. Samele, four times a Grand Prix bronze medallist, adds the Cancun Grand Prix title to the Chicago World Cup gold medal he won in May 2014.

Cancun was the last Grand Prix of 2016. The series resumes with the second sabre round, at Long Beach, California, another new venue, for the first of three Grand Prix stages in March.

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