Japan lost to the United States 36-45 in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics and Fencing Women's Fleure Group.

Japan lost to Canada in the 5th and 6th place playoffs and was 6th.

Yuka Ueno, Sera Azuma, Rio Higashi, and Sumire Tsuji in the reserve participated in the quarterfinals of the fencing women's foil group.



In team competitions, the team that scored 45 points first or the team that has played 9 games and has the most total points wins.



In Japan, in the first match, Torio played against Lee Kiefer, who won the gold medal for the female Fleure individually, and competed for 4 to 5, but gradually scored a point difference, and when the four matches were over. It was a difficult development with a lead of 8 points, 12 to 20.



After that, Japan, which was taken the initiative by the United States, showed tenacity such as ace Ueno scoring points from Keefer for 4 consecutive games in the 9th game, which was 10 points behind, but it did not reach 36 to 45. I lost in.



Japan defeated Egypt in the subsequent ranking match, but lost to Canada 31-45 in the 5th and 6th place playoffs and finished 6th.