The highlight of the weekend was Rostislav Krasilnikov fencing as part of Russia’s Men’s Sabre Team at the European U23 Fencing Championships held in Vicenza, Italy. The team also consisted of Vyacheslav Iskandarov, Alexander Trushakov and Andrey Korobko. Russia won the men's team sabre gold medal by beating Belarus 45-34.

The team competition took place on the Sunday. The Russia’s Men’s Sabre Team beat the Hungarians in the quarter-finals, 45-41. They went on to defeat Italy in the semi-final before beating Belarus in the final to emerge winners of the tournament.