Fencer Sun Yujie took the bronze medal for China in the women’s individual epee Monday after her South Korean opponent A Lam Shin had delayed proceedings by an hour with a prolonged protest.
Sun prevailed 15-11 in the rescheduled bout, which followed a disputed semifinal after which A sat weeping on the piste as her coaches launched an appeal over timekeeping in her defeat to Germany’s Britta Heidemann.
Officials upheld the original ruling and A was escorted from the arena by officials to a standing ovation from spectators.
Fencers are required to remain on the piste for the duration of an appeal.
The gold medal match pits reigning Olympic champion Heidemann against Ukraine’s 2009 European bronze medalist Yana Shemyakina.
