Marta Martyanova of the Russian Olympic Committee, right, and Astrid Guyard of France compete in the women's individual Foil team final medal competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Despite ankle injury, Russians win team foil
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Barely able to walk, Russian fencer Marta Martyanova showed she could still fight.
Martyanova rolled her ankle early in the team foil final at the Olympics on Thursday, but stayed in the contest and contributed 14 points to win gold alongside Inna Deriglazova and Larisa Korobeynikova. The Russians beat France 45-34.