By Juliette Jabkhiro and Julien Pretot
PARIS (Reuters) – World number one Italy claimed gold in the final of the women’s epee with a 30-29 victory over France in a high-octane, sudden-death contest at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Poland took the bronze medal by beating China 32-31.
France, who beat world number two South Korea and world number three Poland on their way to the final in the boiling-hot Grand Palais arena, opened a 19-15 lead but faded in the decisive moments.
Defending champions Estonia had failed to qualify for the Olympics.
(Reporting by Julien Pretot and Juliette Jabkhiro; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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