Hong Kong's fencing queen Vivian Kong on Sunday won the women's epee gold medal at the Paris Olympics in the most dramatic fashion, defeating local favourite Auriane Mallo-Breton in a fence-off. The Frenchwoman, ranked sixth in the world, started off strong, taking a 7-1 lead in the second round after taking the first 4-0, to the delight of the home crowd at the Grand Palais. With momentum fully on Mallo-Breton's side, world number one Kong changed sword in an apparent attempt to regroup. The Hongkonger then fenced on a 9-3 run to tie the score at 10-10 in the middle of the final period. The fencers took the score to 12-12 for the one-minute fence off, and Kong struck first to take home the SAR's first gold medal at this year's Games. A tearful Kong thanked the fans back in Hong Kong for staying up into the early hours to cheer her on. Kong, 30, lost in the quarter-finals in Tokyo three years ago. It's only the third Hong Kong gold in history and follows fellow fencer Edgar Cheung's foil victory in Tokyo.
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