Luigi Samele's roar echoed around the Grand Palais, bringing Italia Team its second medal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The champion from Foggia, supported by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, secured the bronze medal in men's sabre, returning to the Olympic individual podium three years after his silver medal at the Tokyo Games.

The Azzurro (photo by Augusto Bizzi/CONI), after a bye in the first round, defeated Canadian Shaul Gordon 15-10 in the round of 32, then overcame compatriot Luca Curatoli 15-12 in the round of 16. In the quarter-finals, he used his greater experience to defeat Mohamed Amer 15-13 after the Egyptian made a comeback attempt in the final touches. In the semi-final, he was clearly defeated 15-5 by Korean Sanguk Oh, but in the match for the Olympic podium, he held his nerve and triumphed 15-12 against another Egyptian, Ziad Elsissy, who was the number one seed.