Kazhikina takes women's foil gold in extra time

Ekaterin Kazhikina (RUS) took the junior women's foil title with a hard fought 10-9 victory over Alice Volpi (ITA) in the extra minute after the match was level at the end of regulation time. A cautious approach from both fencers saw Volpi leading 4-3 at the first break and 7-5 at the second and with a one hit deficit with less than a minute remaining the Russian had to look for the attack to draw level. And with the priority in extra time, Kazhikina was able to time her attack to make the winning hit as Volpi tried to pressure her opponent.