Inna Deriglazova won the Women's Foil World Cup in Katowice today ©Getty Images

Russia’s Inna Deriglazova won the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Women’s Foil World Cup in Katowice today with a 13-9 victory over two-time German champion Leonie Ebert.

The 28-year-old, winner of a world team gold gold medal in 2011 and Olympic individual gold in 2016, took the title after two days of competition saw the draw whittled down from 128 fencers at the Spodek Hall.

She made it into the final with a 15-10 victory over Italy’s Olympic silver medallist Arianna Errigo, while Ebert made it into the gold medal match with a 15-12 win over Lee Kiefer from the United States.

Alessio Foconi beat Gerek Meinhardt to win the Men's Foil World Cup in Paris ©Getty Images
Alessio Foconi beat Gerek Meinhardt to win the Men's Foil World Cup in Paris ©Getty Images

Over in Paris, a FIE Men’s Foil World Cup finished at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, with Italy’s Alessio Foconi taking the win.

The 2018 double world champion took the win with a 15-12 victory over Gerek Meinhardt from the United States, who won team Olympic bronze in 2016.

That competition began with a full draw of 356 fencers.

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