Watch as Paris 2024 Olympics fencer screams house down thinking he had won… before referee awards victory to opponent

ALL’S FAIR in love and war – but allegedly not in Olympic fencing.

And screams of delight sound turned to despair and anger as the world No.1 was eliminated from the men’s sabre event in Paris.

X @BBCSportBoth Sandro Bazadze and Mohamed Amer screamed in apparent celebration at the end of their fencing duel[/caption] ReutersGeorgian Bazadze was furious when his rival was announced as the winner[/caption]

But Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze refused to leave the Olympic Games quietly.