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The Latest: Romania beats top-ranked China for epee gold

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

7:35 p.m.

Romania beat top-ranked China to win the gold medal in women's epee fencing Thursday.

It's the first medal of the Rio Games for the Romanians, who outscored China 44-38.

Ana Maria Popescu helped Romania widen its early gap, scoring four unmatched touches. Yujie Sun got China back within 30-25 ahead of its final bout, but four early scores from Popescu clinched it for the Romanians.

Russia beat Estonia 37-31 to claim bronze and an Olympic-leading fifth fencing medal.