Ukrainian men’s fencing team defeated Russians and qualified for semifinal in Rio. TABLE

Censor.NET reports citing Segodnya.ua.

Bohdan Nikishyn, Dmytro Kariuchenko, and Anatolii Herei have beaten Russians 45:32 and qualified for the semi-final.

In the semifinal, Ukrainians will meet the winner of Italy-Switzerland match.

Earlier, Ukrainian women's team won silver in sabre fencing at Rio Olympics.

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