Great Britain's women have reached the quarter-finals of the Olympic fencing foil tournament following a 45-34 win over Egypt.
Natalia Sheppard got the Brits off to a good start by claiming two big victories, which took the team up to a 32-20 lead.
Sophie Troiano took to the piste after her teammate in the sword-fighting event, which led to a convincing 45-34 win following an overall struggle in the tournament from the British competitors.
The team are expected to face a tough test against Italy in the quarter-finals as they are the only team remaining that were not offered a bye into the knockout round.
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