(BEIJING, August 9) -- The United States fencing team has dominated the Women's Individual Sabre competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, taking gold, silver and bronze.
Mariel Zagunis retains her Athens 2004 Olympic title after defeating countrymen Sada Jacobson in the gold medal bout 15-8, and 2006 world champion Becca Ward who narrowly beat her Russian rival Sofiya Velikaya 15-14 for the Bronze.
The gold medal bout saw Zagunis take on teammate Jacobson to take gold.
"I'm delighted that we did so well. There have been a lot of upsets in this tournament as Sada [Jacobson] said, who's fencing better when everyone's fencing badly, and I couldn't forget who I was fencing for. I'm honored to be here and be part of the sweep," Ward said following the event.
"I just tried to treat it like any other competition. It really is a dream come true, but I'm glad it's over. I did what I came here to do," declared Zagunis.
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