SINGAPORE – Singapore clinched a joint bronze in the women’s epee team event at the Asian Fencing Championships on June 24, after a 45-41 defeat by China in the semi-finals.
At the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the team, comprising Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman, Elle Koh, Esther Tan and Denise Seah, beat the Philippines 45-34 in the table-of-16 before overcoming third seeds Hong Kong 45-38 in the last eight.
The sixth-seeded Singaporeans claimed the joint bronze with Kazakhstan, who lost 45-29 in the other semi-final to South Korea.
The South Koreans went on to edge out China 44-43 for the title.
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