Szilagyi Wins 3rd Fencing Gold in Sabre

Szilagyi Wins 3rd Fencing Gold in Sabre
Aron Szilagyi of Hungary celebrates winning the gold medal after defeating Luigi Samele of Italy compete in the men's individual final Sabre competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Chiba, Japan, on July 24, 2021. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
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Aron Szilagyi of Hungary has become the first Olympic fencer to win three individual sabre gold medals after beating Luigi Samele 15–7 in the men’s final at the Tokyo Games.

Szilagyi used his fast reflexes to build an early 7–1 lead and held off a brief comeback from his Italian opponent before closing out the win.