Watch Eleanor Harvey compete for Canada's 1st-ever Olympic fencing medal

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Eleanor Harvey will compete for Canada's first-ever Olympic fencing medal after advancing to the semifinals in the women's foil individual event at the Paris Olympics.

Harvey moved on to the medal round after a spirited 15-14 come-from-behind victory over fourth-seeded Italian Martina Favaretto in Sunday's quarterfinals.

Favaretto got off to a strong start in the match, frequently backing Harvey down and aggressively scoring points to lead 5-2 after the first period.

The Italian continued to press the advantage and went up 10-4 midway through the second frame. But Harvey battled back with five straight points and cut the lead to 10-9 heading into the third and final period.

With the score tied 14-14, Harvey hit Favaretto with a lunge. After a video review with both fencers appealing to the judges to be awarded the decisive point, Harvey was named the winner.

With a top-four finish guaranteed, Harvey "will post the best ever Olympic result for a Canadian in any individual fencing event," wrote Team Canada in a post on X.

Canadian fencers, not known for contending for Olympic medals, have been making waves in Paris.

On Saturday, Fares Arfa of Laval, Que., upset three-time defending Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi of Hungary in men's sabre competition before narrowly losing to eventual gold medallist Oh Sang-uk of South Korea in the quarterfinals. That was the best Olympic result by a Canadian fencer until Harvey did at least one better a day later.

Earlier, Harvey beat Poland's Julia Walczyk-Klimaszyk 14-6 in the Round of 16 and China's Wang Yuting 12-8 in the opening round. She will next face