Zhong Man ignited the home crowd Tuesday evening as all Chinese audience in the Olympic Fencing Hall roared for their second Olympic fencing gold medal in 24 years.

The 25-year-old sabre fencer overwhelmed Frenchman Nicolas Lopez 15-9 in the men's sabre individual final of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The gold medal is China's second in fencing history, after women foilist Luan Jujie won the first gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

"I don't feel much pressure before the match. I would like to dedicate this supreme honor to my coach," Zhong said after the match.

Source:Xinhua