Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk /Rafał Oleksiewicz /PAP
Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk, making her Olympic debut and on the similar time the best ranked Polish girl – fifth on the earth rating – defeated the Frenchwoman Ysaora Thibus, who was ranked low because of doping points, however is among the finest foil fencers of latest years, 15:12 within the 1/16 finals.
The subsequent rival of the four-time Polish champion was the 14th on the earth Canadian Eleanor Harvey, who had a constructive battle file of 2-1 with the three-years-younger Pole.
In Paris she improved it much more, being the dominant facet from the primary seconds of the duel. The Pole couldn’t discover the precise rhythm and approach to hit the Canadian, who was capable of exploit each weak spot of her opponent. The Polish foil participant didn’t have a lot to say and misplaced 6:15.
On Saturday, three Polish fencers additionally competed in Paris with out success. On Monday, the final day of particular person competitors, three foil fencers will compete on the board.
Staff competitions might be held from Tuesday. On the primary day, the epee fencers will compete, whereas the foil fencers will wait till August 1st – they’ll begin the event with a quarterfinal match towards the Japanese.
