On the eighth day of the Paris Olympics, Japan won their second consecutive medal in the men’s epee team fencing event. Japan, the gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, was fighting for their second consecutive victory in the final. Trailing by two points, Japan entrusted the comeback to Kano, the individual gold medalist, in the ninth and final match. With this, they closed the gap to just one point, and with six seconds left, they caught up, sending the match into overtime, where the first person to score a point wins. Japan fell just short. Still, they won the silver medal, their second consecutive medal. A supporter (from Kano’s hometown): “I want to tell Kano thank you for showing us your determination and your aggressive attitude until the end.”
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