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London 2012 fencing: Tearful appeal by South Korean delays finals

SHERRAINE SCHALM. Mike Ridewood/THE CANADIAN PRESS Sherraine Schalm, left, was defeated by A Lam Shin of Korea in the first round of women's epee fencing action at the 2012 London Olympics, on Monday, July

SHERRAINE SCHALM. Mike Ridewood/THE CANADIAN PRESS Sherraine Schalm, left, was defeated by A Lam Shin of Korea in the first round of women's epee fencing action at the 2012 London Olympics, on Monday, July

London 2012 fencing: China's Sun Yujie reacts after defeating Switzerland's Tiffany Geroudet during their women's epee individual round of 16 fencing competition July 30, at the London Games. Sun, who is ranked No. 1, is in the running for the women's

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LONDON — It proved a triumphant time for the underdog in the men's individual sabre on Sunday as Hungary's Aron Szilagyi won gold after his path to the podium cleared with the early exit of the German and Russian top seeds. Fifth seeded Szilagyi beat