Urgent: Kong of Hong Kong, China claims historic women's epee individual gold


PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Kong Man Wai Vivian of Hong Kong, China clinched the women's epee individual gold at the Paris Olympic Games here on Saturday, after beating home fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton 13-12.

Kong overcame a slow start in front of a packed home crowd at the Grand Palais to tie at 13 after the competition time has run out.

The 30-year-old then scored the "Golden Goal" to claim Hong Kong's second Olympic fencing gold, following Cheung Ka Long's men's foil individual gold in Tokyo.

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