Sofia Pozdniakova Adds to Family Legacy With Gold in Women's Individual Sabre
By Helena in Sports
Updated 3 years ago
Winning Olympic medals seems to be a Pozdniakova family tradition. Russian fencer Sofia Pozdniakova claimed her first Olympic title with a 15-11 win over teammate Sofya Velikaya in the women's individual sabre event, following the footsteps of her father who was a four-time Olympic champion and the current president of the Russian Olympic committee. Her sister, Anastasia Pozdnyakova, was a two-time Olympic diver and won the silver medal in the women's synchronized springboard in Beijing.