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Mariel Zagunis has lowest World Championships finish since 2005

Two-time Olympic fencing champion Mariel Zagunis was upset in the round of 16 at the World Championships in Moscow on Tuesday, marking her lowest finish at Worlds or the Olympics in 10 years.

Zagunis, 30, was beaten by Hungary’s Anna Marton 15-9. Marton, 20 and ranked 14th in the world, is the youngest women’s sabre fencer in the top 45 of the world rankings.

South Korean 2012 Olympic champion Kim Ji-yeon lost in the round of 32. Two-time reigning World champion Olga Kharlan of Ukraine lost in the round of 16.