Sabre-rattling Russians: Pozdniakova hugs ex-champ dad after winning all-Russian Tokyo Olympics fencing against Velikaya (VIDEO)

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Double world and European champion Sofia Pozdniakova has won the all-Russian women’s individual fencing final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, handing Sofya Velikaya a third successive defeat in the final with a 15-11 win in Tokyo.

The clash between the compatriots guaranteed the Russian team – competing under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) due to a doping-related ban – their second gold of the Games.

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