Queen Kong dominates in French capital
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Queen Kong dominates in French capital

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Vivian Kong Man-wai of Hong Kong, China, and France's Auriane Mallo-Breton compete in the women's epee individual gold-medal bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on Saturday. AFP Fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai won China's Hong Kong its third ever Olympic gold medal on Saturday, disappointing the home crowd as she beat France's Auriane Mallo-Breton 13-12 in sudden death in the women's epee final. Kong's gold emulates that of fellow fencer Cheung Ka-long in the men's foil in Tokyo three years ago, and follows Lee Lai Shan, who won the women's sailboard title in Atlanta in 1996. Streak ends An era-defining winning streak in Olympic fencing was snapped in a shocking upset on Saturday as Hungarian fencer Aron Szilagyi lost his opening bout while chasing a fourth consecutive gold medal.

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