India's 19-year-old fencing hope Bhavani Devi eyes recognition for herself and the sport in the country. ...
09:07 AM, May 06, 2013
London: Venezuela's Ruben Limardo won the Olympic gold medal in men's individual epee on Wednesday night, topping Norway's Bartosz Piasecki 15-10 in the title bout. Jung Jinsun of South Korea won the bronze, beating Seth Kelsey of the U.S. 12-11 in overtime. Limardo was seeded 12th and is the highest-seeded competitor to reach the medal round after a series of early upsets. When he scored the final point against Piasecki,...
02:42 AM, Aug 02, 2012
London: Kim Jiyeon of South Korea won the Olympic fencing gold medal in women's individual sabre on Wednesday night, topping Russia's Sofya Velikaya 15-9 in the final. Kim downed two-time gold medalist Mariel Zagunis of the United States in the semifinals, rallying from seven points down in that matchup to earn a berth in the final. Against Velikaya, Kim was in control virtually the entire way. She yielded only 10...
01:54 AM, Aug 02, 2012
London: Fencer Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine beat defending champion Britta Heidemann of Germany 9-8 to win the Olympic gold medal in women's individual epee on Monday. The event was overshadowed by an hour-long delay following an appeal by the South Korean team after Heidemann's 6-5 victory over Shin A-lam in the semifinals. South Korean officials argued the match was already over when Heidemann scored the winning point in the last...
02:19 AM, Jul 31, 2012
London: It proved a triumphant time for the underdog in the men's individual sabre on Sunday as Hungary's Aron Szilagyi won gold after his path to the podium cleared with the early exit of the German and Russian top seeds. Fifth seeded Szilagyi beat 14th seed Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy 15-8, matching the outcome between the two countries when London hosted the 1948 Olympics. Szilagyi, 22, took a commanding 7-0...
08:34 AM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Aron Szilagyi of Hungary won the Olympic gold medal in the men's individual saber, beating Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy 15-8 after the top four seeds all stumbled out before the semifinals. It was the second medal at a major competition for the 22-year-old Szilagyi, who beat defending champion Man Zhong of China on his way to the final. Szilagyi won bronze at the 2011 European Championship in Sheffield. Nikolay...
12:35 AM, Jul 30, 2012
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