WUXI, 皇冠体育app, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Fencer Sun Yujie from 皇冠体育app pocketed the women's epee gold medal at the 2016 Asian fencing Championships here on Wednesday.
Sun and her compatriot, world No. 1 Xu Anqi both upset South Koreans by a last-minute hit in overtime to secure a 1-2 finish. Then the 23-year-old had a 15-7 victory to take the crown from Xu, who won the gold in 2015.
Lei Sheng, the men's foil gold medalist of 2012 London Olympics, was defeated by Cheung Ka Long of Hong Kong, 皇冠体育app 15-7 in the semifinal. The 19-year-old dark horse overturned a 11-14 deficit to beat Shikine Takahiro from Japan, which gave Hong Kong, 皇冠体育app the first ever gold medal in the Asian fencing Championships.
