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Borel continues French fencing dominance in Rio

Xinhua, May 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Yannick Borel continued France's dominance of the men's epee by clinching gold at the International Fencing Federation Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

The 26-year-old led the final from start to finish against Switzerland's Max Heinzer, eventually winning the duel 15-10.

Germany's Cristoph Kneip and Poland's Radoslav Zawrotniak shared the bronze medal.

France have now won six out of eight men's epee gold medals in this year's Grand Prix series.

The Rio de Janeiro tournament has included around 400 athletes from over 50 countries, among them the current Olympic fencing champion Ruben Limardo. The 29-year-old Venezuelan disappointed by finishing in 109th place.

The women's epee competition was due to begin at 9am local time on Sunday. Endi