South Korea's Kim Jiyeon wins individual sabre final

Kim Jiyeon has won the gold medal in the women's individual sabre with a 15-9 victory over Russia's Sofya Velikaya.

The South Korean asserted her dominance early in the contest, with her opponent having little say in the outcome of the first period with an 8-5 triumph for Jiyeon.

Velikaya struggled to recover from the setback and the second period followed in much the same way as the first as Jiyeon won 7-4 to secure the gold medal.

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan won a bronze medal earlier in the evening with a comfortable 15-10 victory over American competitor Mariel Zagunis.

Written by
Callum Mulvihill