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Japan gained the Olympic males’s foil workforce title for the primary time, beating Italy in an exhilarating bout on the Paris Games on Sunday.
Takahiro Shikine opened the scoring in opposition to Italy’s Tommaso Marini, and Kazuki Iimura, who completed fourth within the particular person occasion on Monday, delivered the ultimate touches in a 45-36 win.
The bout was tight, with Japan main at first, then Italy, till Iimura scored seven decisive touches in opposition to Filippo Macchi, silver medallist within the particular person occasion.
Then substitute Yudai Nagano, who fenced a flawless spherical, scored 5 touches in opposition to Italy’s Alessio Foconi to offer Japan a cushty lead of six touches.
It was Japan’s fifth fencing medal in Paris, and their eighth medal general in Olympic fencing.
They gained the silver medal in the identical occasion on the London Games in 2012.
Japan’s foil coaches, Frenchmen Erwann Le Pechoux and Franck Boidin, mentioned earlier within the day that the nation had a profitable technique to foster fencing abilities, bringing in experience from overseas lately.
Italy took silver for the fifth time on this occasion, and France claimed bronze.
