Daily snapshot
Belarusian Dzianis Maslau at Summer Youth Olympic Games
Belarusian fencer Dzianis Maslau failed to reach the semifinals at the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in Senegal. In the group stage of the foil fencing tournament, Dzianis Maslau secured victories over his peers from Mali, Great Britain, Lithuania and Qatar, and lost to representatives of Japan and the Czech Republic. Dzianis Maslau advanced to the playoffs as the fifth seed; in the round of 16 he was stronger than Algeria’s Ziad Benabed, winning 15-5, but he lost to Mohammed Belouab of Great Britain (7-15) in the quarterfinals.
