Olympic champion Sun takes bronze at fencing worlds

ROME, July 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo Olympic champion Sun Yiwen of China claimed a bronze medal in the women's epee individual at the Fencing World Championships in Milan, Italy on Tuesday.

Sun made it into the semifinals after encountering world No. 2 Song Se-ra of South Korea in the last 16, before meeting two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo of Italy in the quarterfinal.

Trailing 8-5 in the last minute