Fierce comeback thrusts Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey into Olympic semifinal
PARIS — In a dramatic match that saw her opponent fall to her knees after the final blow, Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey advanced to the semifinals in the women’s foil individual event at the Paris Olympics.
Harvey narrowly defeated Italian Martina Favaretto on Sunday 15-14, staging a fierce comeback after trailing 10-4 midway through the second frame.
She will face the American Lauren Scruggs on Sunday evening for the semifinals, chasing a possible medal for Canada.
The 19-year-old left-handed fencer from Hamilton, Ontario was a silver medallist in both the individual and team foil events in her third Pan Am Games last year in Santiago, Chile.