Great Britain’s men won European Games gold in the team fencing foil with a 45-41 win over Olympic champions Italy.
Kruse and team-mates Alex Tofalides, Marcus Mepstead and Ben Peggs rose to the occasion to clinch a thrilling 45-41 win at the Crystal Hall, and with it one of their most significant triumphs.
The team will now head to the World Championships in Moscow in three weeks’ time
UK Cypriot Alex Tofalides is the son of Louis Tofalides former Assistant General Manager of the Bank of Cyprus UK who sadly passed away recently and Margaret Tofalides a prominent UK lawyer.