Natalya Coyle off to a flying pentathlon start with third in fencing

The Meath woman had 23 victories and 12 defeats during today’s ranking round

Ireland’s Natalya Coyle in action against Anastasiyat Prokopenko of Belarus

Natalya Coyle made a hugely impressive start to her modern pentathlon Olympic campaign in Tokyo today, racking up 238 points in fencing to sit in third place going into the second day of competition.

Coyle had 23 victories and 12 defeats during today’s ranking round of fencing at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza which currently puts her third overnight, though it’s very early days.