It was a great start of the season for epée fencer and Quebec native Marc-Antoine Blais-Bélanger.   As the only Canadian who travelled to the FIE Junior World Cup in San Salvador, Blais-Belanger put his competitors on alert that he is a force to be reckoned with in junior men’s epée. 

Eighteen year-old Blais-Bélanger won gold by defeating Russian Nikita Gubin in the final by a score of 15-12, after defeating El Salvador native Cristian Edenilson Mejia Garcia in the semi-final by a score of 15-8.

“It feels great!” Stated Blais-Bélanger. “I felt really good during the day, especially during the final where I was able to stay calm even though it was my first world cup final!”

Marc-Antoine Blais-Bélanger is now ranked 2^nd overall in the FIE Men’s Epee Junior World rankings.

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