Olympics-Fencing-ROC’s Pozdniakova wins gold in women’s individual sabre

TOKYO (Reuters) – Sofia Pozdniakova of the Russian Olympic Committee won gold in the individual women’s sabre fencing competition on Monday.

Sofya Velikaya, also of the ROC, took silver, and Manon Brunet of France claimed bronze.

(Reporting by Sakura Murakami; Editing by Hugh Lawson)