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France win gold and silver in women's sabre at Paris Olympics

Manon Apithy-Brunet (right) beat her French compatriot Sara Balzer (left) to claim gold in the women's sabre competition. © AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI

Manon Apithy-Brunet beat fellow Frenchwoman Sara Balzer on Monday night at the Grand Palais in central Paris to win the 2024 Olympic women's sabre title.

The 28-year-old, who claimed bronze in the sabre in Tokyo in 2021, overcame the world number two 15-12 in the final to become the first Frenchwoman to win the sabre title since it was introduced into the Olympics in 2004.

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