Anna Maksymenko of Ukraine secured the first individual World Cup medal of her career by finishing second at the women’s épée competition in Casablanca, Morocco. Telegram @people_of_action reported the result on Sunday, October 18.

Maksymenko’s run included victories over Estonia’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion Julia Beljajeva and Italian Olympic bronze medalist Federica Isola. She also defeated two Russian opponents before reaching the gold-medal bout.

The 19-year-old faced Italy’s Roberta Marzani in the final and lost by a single touch, 14-15. The silver added a new individual World Cup achievement to Maksymenko’s record.

Her previous senior results included Grand Prix gold in Budapest in 2025 and bronze in Doha in 2026, as well as a team World Cup silver in Vancouver in 2024. Maksymenko represents a regional Olympic training center and is coached by Andrii Orlikovskyi and Zoriana Semeriak.