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JO-2020 / Fencing: swordsman Romain Cannone wins the first French gold medal in Tokyo Tokyo (AFP) Swordsman Romain Cannone won the first French gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at the age of 24, beating Hungarian Gergely Siklosi 15 to 10 in the final. Cannone, selected at the last minute for the Tokyo Olympics, allowed French fencing to win its first individual title since foilist Brice Guyard in Athens in 2004. © 2021 AFP
Tokyo (AFP)
Swordsman Romain Cannone won the first French gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics at the age of 24, beating Hungarian Gergely Siklosi 15 to 10 in the final.
Cannone, selected at the last minute for the Tokyo Olympics, allowed French fencing to win its first individual title since foilist Brice Guyard in Athens in 2004.
© 2021 AFP
Source: france24
