Rio 2016 Modern Pentathlon update: Women's Fencing

Oktawia Nowacka (POL) has won the Women's Fencing event in Modern Pentathlon at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and is the overall leader after two events.

 

Nowacka (POL) won the final bout of the Fencing Bonus Round to top up her impressive score from yesterday's Ranking Round. After two events she leads the competition with 554 points ahead of second-placed Elodie Clouvel (FRA, 542) and third-placed Alice Sotero (ITA, 524).

 

History was made at the Deodoro Stadium as Bonus Round Fencing was introduced to the Olympic Games for the first time - on an impressive and futuristic stage.

 

Haydy Morsy (EGY) and Anastasiya Prokopenko (BLR) took part in the historic first bout and soon there was a perfect demonstration of how to take advantage of the Bonus Round by Samantha Murray (GBR), who won a remarkable eight matches to move from 31st place in Fencing to 25th.

 

Anna Maliszewska (POL) was the other big winner as she won four bouts to give herself four extra seconds in the Combined Event.

Earlier, Gulnaz Gubaydullina (RUS) won the Swimming event and set a new Olympic record. The women's medals will be decided after the remaining events: Riding and the Combined Event.

 

All results from the Rio 2016 Modern Pentathlon competition are available here.