France won the Women’s Epee team competition, crushing the home town Russian team 45-37 in the gold medal bout. Germany earned bronze with a 42-40 win over Estonia. In epee, fencers attempt to earn points by hitting their opponentÂ’s 1/24th of a second before they get hit. The event simulates a duel to first blood and is the only fencing discipline in which both fencers can score a point on the same action.
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