The men’s foil fencing team brought Team Russia its 5th gold at the Rio Olympics, beating France in the finals 45-41. It’s the third gold in fencing for Russia, RT reports.
The Russian team, comprising Rio bronze medalist Timur Safin, Aleksey Cherimisov and Artur Akhmatkhuzin, won for Russia its first team foil gold since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
“The guys have showed that they are fighters, real warriors,” said Ilgar Mamedov, Russia’s team coach and two-time Olympic champion, who was a member of a gold medal-winning team at the Atlanta Olympics.
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