USA Today · Aug 11, 2016
The Latest: Romania beats top-ranked China for epee gold
(Photo: The Associated Press)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
7:35 p.m.
Romania beat top-ranked China to win the gold medal in women's epee fencing Thursday.
It's the first medal of the Rio Games for the Romanians, who outscored China 44-38.
Ana Maria Popescu helped Romania widen its early gap, scoring four unmatched touches. Yujie Sun got China back within 30-25 ahead of its final bout, but four early scores from Popescu clinched it for the Romanians.
Russia beat Estonia 37-31 to claim bronze and an Olympic-leading fifth fencing medal.
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