France defends team epee title at world fencing championships
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TURIN, Italy (CP) – France successfully defended its team epee title in the world fencing championships Thursday, with Eric Boisse, Gauthier Grumier, Fabrice Jeannet and Ulrich Robeiri combining to beat Spain 42-41 in the final.
Boisse and Jeannet also led France’s gold-medal performance in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Ukraine beat Hungary 45-38 for the bronze medal while Canada finished 20th.
In women’s team foil, Russia’s Svetlana Boiko, Aida Chanaeva, Julia Khakimova and Ianna Rouzavina beat Italy 23-22 in the final. South Korea, the winner last year, defeated Poland 43-28 to finish third.
The Canadian women were–th.