2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil Aug 05-21,2016 - Russia's Yana Egorian won the gold medal in Fencing Monday Aug 08,2016

Russian fencer Yana Egorian beat top-ranked team mate Sofya Velikaya in a close-fought sabre final at the Rio Olympics on Monday Aug 08,2016, with London 2012 bronze medalist Olga Kharlan of Ukraine again on the third step of the podium.

It was a disappointing day for U.S. fencing, however, with Athens and Beijing champion Mariel Zagunis and Ibtihaj Muhammad both losing their second bouts.

Egorian scored her fourth win in a year over Velikaya to pick up the gold medal in a final so tense and quiet that a baby could be heard crying in the stands.

“It was the most difficult fight because Sofya has as much right to this medal as I do,” said Egorian, who shared a long hug with her smiling compatriot just moments after their bout.

It was the first all-Russian Olympic fencing final in 20 years.