Chinese men sabreur Zhong Man defeated Italy's Luigi Tarantino 15-13 here Tuesday to enter top four of Olympic men's sabre individual event.
"I feel satisfied with my performance, but as there are still matches to fight, it's too early to make comments," the 25-year-old Zhong said.
Zhong's teammates Wang Jingzhi and Zhou Hanming were eliminated in early rounds.
(Xinhua News Agency August 12, 2008)