Chinese fencer Zhu Jun advanced to the top 4 by smashing world's top seed Andrea Cassara of Italy 15-14 at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

It is the best result for Chinese fencers in the men's foil individual event.

Cassara led the race at 8-5, but was caught up by Zhu, at 9-9. They later knotted at 10-10, 12-12, and 14-14. Zhu, ranked 6th in the world, broke the deadlock at 15-14 in the last seconds.

China's Lei Sheng failed to enter the top 4 after losing to Benjamin Philip Kleibrink from Germany at 15-7.

Chinese sabre fencer Zhong Man made history Tuesday night by winning the first fencing gold for China 24 years after Luan Jujie snatched the first Olympic fencing gold in 1984.

(Xinhua News Agency August 13, 2008)