Tokyo 2021 [Quarterfinal] Japan v Italy | Olympic Fencing | Men's Foil Team Highlights

Highlights of the Men's Team Foil bout between Japan and Italy at Tokyo 2021. Italy was heavily favoured to win and even medal - having won the World Championships in 2017 and 2018. Japan won the Asian Championships in 2019. Before this bout, Japan has never beaten Italy before. Italy had defeated Japan in the Final of the London 2012 Olympics - from that event, only Cassara and Avola remain - Baldini (ITA), Aspromonte (ITA), Ota (JPN), Chida (JPN), and Awaji (JPN) have all retired. Miyaki (JPN) still fences and had qualified as a member of the 2019 Japan Worlds team, but did not qualify for the Japanese Olympic Team. Japanese team: Matsuyama, Shikine, Saito, Nagano (R) Italian team: Garozzo, Foconi, Cassara, Avola (R) 00:00 Matsuyama v Foconi 00:41 Saito v Garozzo 01:18 Shikine v Cassara 01:34 Shikine v Avola 02:04 Saito v Foconi 03:10 Matsuyama v Avola 03:34 Shikine v Garozzo 04:06 Saito v Avola 04:34 Shikine v Foconi 05:23 Matsuyama v Garozzo