OLYMPICS/ Japan's Kano wins gold in men's epee at Paris bilbao vs barcelonaGames

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 29, 2024 at 08:05 JST

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Japan's Koki Kano, right, competes with France's Yannik Borel in the men's individual Epee final match during the 2024 Summer Olympics at the Grand Palais on July 28 in Paris. (AP Photo)

PARIS--Japan's Koki Kano beat France's Yannick Borel 15-9 for the men's epee gold medal on Sunday. It was Japan's first gold in an individual Olympic fencing event.

Borel of France took silver and Mohamed Elsayed of Egypt was awarded bronze.