China's Tan Xue cheers after defeating USA's Sada Jacobson in their semi final during the Wom en's Individual Sabre competition of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko fencing hall in Athens Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. Tan Xue won the silver medal for China after she was defeated by Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis of USA in the final. [AP]

China's Tan Xue cheers after defeating USA's Sada Jacobson in their semi final during the Women's Individual Sabre competition of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Helliniko fencing hall in Athens Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004. Tan Xue won the silver medal for China after she was defeated by Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis of USA in the final. [AP]

China's Lei Wang and Russia's Pavel Kolobkov compete in the men's fencing individual epee semi-final at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 17, 2004. He won a silver medal after he was defeated by Marcel Fischer of Switzerland in the final. [AP]

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