Russian Federation's Yana Alborova has conceded that she made tactical mistakes in her defeat in the final of the women's individual foil at the European Games.
The 21-year-old lost 15-11 in the gold-medal match in Baku to Italy's Alice Volpi, and she has admitted that her opponent was better than her on the day.
Alborova told reporters: "It was not my first fight with Alice Volpi. I have lost to her before 15-14. Right now she is stronger than I am. I lost to her in juniors already.
"My mistakes were tactical. It was a lack of concentration, sometimes I rushed my attacks or I just was a little bit tired. I started catching up too late.
"For now this medal is my number one among others. This is the most beautiful and the heaviest medal I have."
Alborova will compete later in the Games in the women's team foil.
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Simon Sinclair
Simon Sinclair
