Five days after dedicating her bronze medal in the individual sabre event to the Ukrainian people, Olha Kharlan had an Olympic gold to give them following victory over South Korea to claim the sabre team event.
It was a final fit for the splendour of the surroundings in the nave of the Grand Palais. And a personal performance that will further enhance Kharlan's legend at home and sing down the ages to the country's fencers.
