On the afternoon of July 27, 2024, Beijing time, the women's epee event of the 2024 Paris Olympics began. In the women's epee individual quarterfinals that ended in the evening, China's Yu Sihan lost 10-15 to Hungary's Esther · Muhari and missed the semifinals. So far, the three Chinese players who participated in the women's epee individual event of this Olympic Games have been eliminated and failed to reach the final.
In the women's epee individual 32-in-16 match at 16:50 this afternoon, Tokyo Olympic women's individual epee gold medalist Sun Yiwen drew with her opponent in three sets of regular time, and lost 13-14 to Japan's Miho Yoshimura in the final sword session, missing out on the round of 16.
In another 32-16 knockout match, China's 20-year-old Tang Junyao lost 10-15 to Hungary player Esther Muhari · also missed the round of 16. Another Chinese player, 23-year-old Yu Sihan, defeated Korea's Lee Hye Ren 15-13 to become the only Chinese player to advance to the round of 16.
In the women's epee individual 1/8 final, which started at 20:35 p.m., Yu Sihan defeated France's Marie-Florence · Condassami 15-10 to advance to the quarterfinals. However, in the 1/4 finals played later, Yu Sihan lost 10-15 to Hungary's Esther · Muhari and missed the semifinals.
So far, the three Chinese athletes participating in the women's epee individual event of this Olympic Games have been eliminated and have missed the medals. After that, the three players will compete together in the team competition.