Dong Wins China's First Individual Fencing Gold at Universiade

Dong Wins China's First Individual Fencing Gold at Universiade

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China's fencer Dong Zhaozhi won Thursday evening the country's first individual fencing gold at the Universiade after beating his teammate Wang Haibin.

The 27-year-old Dong easily stepped into the final match because his semi-final rival Vadim Aioupov of Russia strained his knee, and then defeated Wang 15-8.

Wang is ranked the 31st by the International Fencing Federation and entered the final after defeating Mammi Lorenzo of Italy in a semi-final.

China sent a powerful team to the 21st World University Games, including silver medalists Dong and Wang.