Like so many athletes, Fares Ferjani’s Olympic dreams were put on hold following the postponement of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, but the Tunisian sabre star has used the time away from competition to his advantage, taking an extended break and focusing on his studies.
Here, the world no.15 – who won bronze in the Cairo Men’s Sabre World Cup in November – talks to the FIE about the importance of sports psychology and how he can benefit from an extra year’s preparation for the Olympic Games.