1. Azza Besbes is a Tunisian sabre fencer, five-time African champion.
10 Facts About Azza Besbes
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Azza Besbes took part in the 2008,2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th, 9th and 5th respectively.
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Azza Besbes's parents settled in Abu Dhabi before she was born.
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Azza Besbes was first given a foil, but she found the weapon too quiet and switched to sabre under the coaching of Yan Nowara.
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Azza Besbes went on training with the Tunisian national team for two years, then she moved to France.
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Azza Besbes joined first the Cercle d'Escrime in Orleans, then US Metro in Paris, both clubs specialized in sabre, under a scholarship from the Tunisian Ministry of Youth and Sports.
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Azza Besbes was invited to share training sessions with the French national team.
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Azza Besbes defeated South Africa's Jyoti Chetty, then France's Leonore Perrus, before meeting Canada's Olga Ovtchinnikova in the table of 16.
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Azza Besbes rallied to 14-all at the end of fencing time.
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Azza Besbes regained her African crown in Cairo and posted a last-16 finish at the World Championships in Catania.