Olympics: Japan falls to Hungary in men's team epee, takes silver

Japan's bid for a second straight men's team epee fencing gold medal ended with a sudden-death loss to Hungary in the championship decider Friday at the Paris Olympics.Hungary prevailed 26-25 in the low-scoring final at the Grand Palais when its leader Gergely Siklosi scored the decisive hit against Koki Kano, the winner of men's individual epee gold last Sunday.The Japanese team of Kano, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Kazuyasu Minobe trailed 20-18 going into the ninth and final relay, which pitted Kano against Tokyo individual epee silver medalist Siklosi.Kano scored the first two touches…READ FULL ARTICLE