Epee aces earn four Olympic spots

NANJING — China secured four fencing berths for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the FIE Women's Epee World Cup in Nanjing on Sunday.

A silver medal in the women's team epee competition earned one team and three individual spots for this summer's Games.

As the final qualification event for women's epee at the Paris Olympics, both Hong Kong (China) and China, who ranked eighth and ninth prior to the event, were set to vie for an Asia and Oceania quota place in Nanjing.