Olympics: Japan wins 1st ever women's team foil medal in Paris

Japan held off a late charge by Canada to win the Paris Games foil fencing team bronze on Thursday, the nation's first medal in the event at the Olympics.The team of Yuka Ueno, Komaki Kikuchi, Sera Azuma and Karin Miyawaki beat the Canadians 33-32 at the Grand Palais in Paris, giving Japan its second fencing medal of the games after Koki Kano's gold in the men's individual epee on Sunday."I couldn't perform the way I wanted to in the individual foil competition," said Ueno, who was eliminated in second round of the women's individual foil. "So I was determined to get a medal in the team eve…READ FULL ARTICLE