By Janina Nuno Rios
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Olga Kharlan claimed a dramatic bronze medal for Ukr... View MoreBy Janina Nuno Rios
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Olga Kharlan claimed a dramatic bronze medal for Ukraine as she rallied from a six-point deficit
to beat Choi Sebin of South Korea and hand her country its first medal at the Paris Games, in the
women's sabre on Monday.
Kharlan, now a five-time Olympic medallist, came from
six points down to triumph 15-14 to the cheers of an ecstatic crowd at the Grand
Palais.
The former world champion, who won her first Olympic medal earning gold in the 2008
team event, returns to an Olympic podium after being ousted in the Round of 32 at the Tokyo Games three
years ago.
Kharlan, 33, reached the Paris Games through an invitation by the IOC after being disqualified for
refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent at
last year's World Championships in Milan.
Later, Manon Apithy-Brunet clinched the
gold medal as she prevailed against Sara Balzer in an all-French final.
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Paris; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
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Later, Manon Apithy-Brunet clinched the
gold medal as she prevailed against Sara Balzer in an all-French final.
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Paris; Editing by Hugh
Lawson)
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