Three times men's sabre champion Aron Szilagyi suffered a surprise defeat in Paris on Saturday, ending his dream of becoming the only sixth Olympian to win the same individual event at four consecutive Games.
First time Olympian Fares Arfa of Canada beat the Hungarian veteran 15 touches to eight.
Szilagyi won gold in the men’s individual sabre in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Only him and Italia's Valentina Vezzali in the women's foil have three Olympic gold medals in an individual fencing event.
Arfa, ranked 35th in the world, moved into the last 16 at the Grand Palais.