Earlier in the day, Kiria had edged out a Peruvian opponent ranked almost 30 places higher in the world rankings.
New: You can now listen to articles.PARIS: It was one upset too many for Singapore epee fencer Kiria Tikanah at the Paris Olympics on Saturday , after a 10-15 loss to Italy’s world number 3 Alberta Santuccio in the table of 32.
Beating Santuccio, however, proved to be a much tougher task. The Italian was a bronze medalist in the team epee event at the last Olympics, and took individual and team silver at the World Championships last year. This is Kiria’s second Games appearance after making her debut at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago. She was then eliminated in the table of 32.
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