Estonian fencer Katrina Lehis is now ranked number one worldwide by the International Fencing Federation (FIE).
Lehis, who took women’s individual épée bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was part of the gold medal-winning Estonian team, rose two places to the top in the latest FIE world rankings.
This came after winning her second épée Grand Prix in her career, in Budapest, defeating local competitor Eszter Muhari after an arduous route through the tournament.
Lehis’ last Grand Prix victory had been four years ago in Doha. With her victory in Budapest, Lehis rose from third place to first in the world rankings.
“It sounds great. It came as a bit of a surprise to me. I wasn’t thinking about it during the tournament, but of course it is very positive,” Lehis said post-tournament.
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