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Putin on a show: Russian president hails women’s team sabre for ‘beautiful & convincing’ win after beating France to Olympic gold
President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Russian sabre team after they stormed to gold at the Tokyo Olympics, while star Sofia Pozdniakova is celebrating moving halfway towards her illustrious father's gold medal haul.
Jul 31, 2021 17:28
US fencers ‘wear pink in protest’ at teammate separated from Olympic squad over accusations by multiple women of sexual misconduct
A US fencer who was given a "safety plan" to "keep him away from all women at the Olympic Village" appears to have been ostracized by his teammates wearing pink – with one of his accusers saying one case should have ruled him out.
Jul 31, 2021 08:46
‘A true fighter’: Russian fencer leaves medal ceremony in WHEELCHAIR after defying injury to help team win Tokyo gold (VIDEO)
Russian fencer Marta Martyanova has captured hearts in her homeland after battling through injury to help the ROC team win the foil gold medal against France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Jul 29, 2021 16:49
Foiling their rivals: ROC women’s team take home fencing gold after victory over France at Tokyo 2020
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) secured another gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, this time through a quartet of their women beating rivals France by a score of 45-34 in the foil fencing final on Thursday.
Jul 29, 2021 12:46
Sabre-rattling Russians: Pozdniakova hugs ex-champ dad after winning all-Russian Tokyo Olympics fencing against Velikaya (VIDEO)
Double world and European champion Sofia Pozdniakova has won the all-Russian women's individual fencing final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, handing Sofya Velikaya a third successive defeat in the final with a 15-11 win in Tokyo.
Jul 26, 2021 12:09
Epic win: Fencing star Korobeynikova beats two-time Euro queen for bronze at Tokyo Olympics as champ Deriglazova earns silver
Larisa Korobeynikova beat 2018 World Champion Alice Volpi in a thrilling Tokyo Olympics fencing bronze medal blockbuster, while defending champion Inna Deriglazova narrowly lost in a tight final against American Lee Kiefer.
Jul 25, 2021 18:48
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