PARIS, France, August 3, 2024 – Ukraine won the gold medal in women’s team sabre fencing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In all, 12 gold-medal events in epee, foil and sabre individual and team competitions are being held from July 27 to August 4 at the Grand Palais.
Women’s Team Sabre (8 teams)
Ukraine faced Korea in the final match of women’s team sabre, winning the Olympic gold medal with a score of 45-42. In the semifinal round, Korea won against France, 45-36, while Ukraine defeated Japan, 45-32. Japan won the bronze medal match over France, 45-40.
“My emotions are part of my actions, and it’s the Olympic Games, which is all about emotions”, said Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan. “It was about emotions in this amazing hall with all the people cheering. All the matches were important and challenging, but the semifinals were probably the most important because if you win you surely have a medal, and then you must accept that you can make it even more. Thank you, Ukraine, thank you Paris and this amazing venue and all the people cheering for us.”
Final rankings for women’s team sabre include the following countries:
- Ukraine (gold)
- Korea (silver)
- Japan (bronze)
- France
- USA
- Hungary
- Italy
- Algeria
The schedule for Paris 2024 Olympic fencing may be found here.
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Complete and official results for these events may be found here on the FIE web site.