FENCING

ITALY TAKE TEAM GOLD

Italy won the women’s team foil gold, beating silver medallists Poland in the final. Germany defeated the United States for the bronze.

SMITH'S PROGRESS HALTED

Eloise Smith, the British fencer, missed out on a place in the last 16 of the women’s individual foil when she lost 15-2 to the Italian Giovanna Trillini

KOLOBKOV SKEWERS GOLD

Pavel Kolobkov of Russia won the gold medal in the men’s epee

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