France win gold and silver in women's sabre at Paris Olympics

Manon Apithy-Brunet beat fellow Frenchwoman Sara Balzer on Monday night at the Grand Palais in central Paris to win the 2024 Olympic women's sabre title. The 28-year-old, who claimed bronze in the sabre in Tokyo in 2021, overcame the world number two 15-12 in the final to become the first Frenchwoman to win the sabre title since it was introduce .