ROC chief Pozdnyakov praises daughter for keeping family tradition alive

TOKYO - Stanislav Pozdnyakov, the head of Russia's Olympic Committee, praised his daughter Sofia Pozdniakova after she added to the family legacy on Monday by claiming the gold medal in the women's individual sabre event at the Tokyo Olympics.

Pozdnyakov, a five-time Olympic medallist in fencing who won the sabre individual event at the 1996 Atlanta Games, called the moment an important date in his family's history. "Today her own Olympic history began," Pozdnyakov wrote on Instagram. "My daughter has for a long time been an independent athlete and person, but today her name will forever be inscribed in the history of sport.