Olympic Games 2016. Manon Brunet's birth certificate at the highest international level in saber. Yet at 20, the Frenchwoman seemed to be there first to learn. But over the turns, and successes, his rating rose. Until a royal semi-final against world number 1 Sofia Velikaya. Without any complex, Brunet carried out the race in front, until leading 14-12. One touch, therefore, of a place in the Olympic final. At 14-13, she even thought she had achieved the feat before the video invalidates her initiative and decides a simultaneous touch between the Russian and the French. Two assaults later, the reigning world champion saved her head by winning 15-14. An extremely cruel scenario, especially as in the wake, the saber s'lost in the match for 3rd place against Olga Kharlan. Despite her formidable journey, which she probably did not imagine that very morning, she could not hold back her tears in the mixed zone. But she had made a date for
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