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RIO DE JANEIRO -- As Alexander Massialas stood on the podium in Carioca Arena 3, Americas new silver medal-winning fencer looked to his mother, the silent force of his career, and the tears flowed.The foil is etched in the Massialas family DNA. His sister, Sabrina, is a Youth Olympian and is targeting Tokyo 2020, and his father, Greg, is a two-time Olympian -- it would have been three but for the boycott of the 1980 Games -- and is the teams coach. But behind the trio is his mother, Chwan-Hui Chen, and as Alexander stood assessing his 15-11 final defeat to Italian Daniele Garozzo, the tears returned.I saw my mom out in the stands trying to hug me from so far away, Alexander said. My mom has been the silent force behind everything I do. She hates being in the limelight but this is the one chance I have to thank her for everything she has ever done for me, driving me to practice every day, encouraging me every step of the way even when things got tough and giving me unconditional love over the 22 years I have been alive.She is the secret hero that no one really talks about and I couldnt be a prouder son to bring this back for her.Though an element of disappointment at having fallen in the final was laid bare across his emotion-worn face, there was the dominant feeling of sheer pride. For the first time since Joseph Levis feats in 1932, an individual male fencer has registered a silver medal and the message is clear from father and son: This is just the start for fencing in the U.S.It was a turbulent, draining journey to the final for the 22-year-old. In the quarterfinal he was down 14-8 to Giorgio Avola only to hit seven consecutive points to progress, and then came the 15-13 semifinal win over the in-form Richard Kruse. Yet in the final, down 14-7 at the end of the first round it proved to be a deficit too large to claw back.As Garozzo sprung off the piste having registered the gold-winning point, letting out guttural roars of celebration, Alexander slumped to the ground in desolation. It was the brutal, individualistic nature of fencing laid bare on the highest stage. But then his father walked over to him, whispered in his ear, Its OK, and suddenly the magnitude of what he had achieved sunk in.Those two words dont sound like a lot but they meant the world to me, to know that he was proud, to know that he knows I left it all out on the strip, the younger Massialas said. It meant the world to me. I dont know what I could ever do to repay my dad.His journey to the silver medal started when he was seven and after a 13th-place finish in London 2012, he came into the Olympics as the mens No. 1-ranked individual foil in the world.Alex Massialas wins silver in Individual Foil Fencing! #BackThePac pic.twitter.com/KN3UlKZLwf- Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) August 7, 2016Though the gold escaped him Sunday, he has another shot at winning the top accolade. Up next for Massialas is the team event Friday, where he is looking to go one better, and then it is back to the United States where he has a year left in his mechanical engineering major at Stanford.Hell then take some time to breathe, assess what he has achieved, complete his final year and then refocus. The chances are hell be back in Tokyo looking to be the man on top of the podium hoping to continue inspiring future generations.I know I made a lot of young fencers proud and I hope I have given a lot of young fencers an inspiration and a chance to dream big, Massialas said. A lot of people for the longest time didnt believe U.S. mens foil could bring back a medal from the Olympics and to show them yes we can and to show that if you put in hard work and always believe you can do it, hopefully I am able to inspire tons of kids to start fencing or dream big in whatever they want to do.As my dad likes to say, mens foil is probably in its golden age now in the U.S. It shows that we belong and are only getting stronger and hopefully that means in the team event in five days we can come back and win gold and get some redemption.Oscar Gamble Jersey . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. 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Englands highest opening stand before the one this match had come against India in 2009, when Sarah Taylor and Edwards had added an unbeaten 113 against India in a 10-wicket win.30 Deliveries taken by Beaumont to hit fifty in this match - the second fastest by an England batsman in Womens T20 internationals. Charlotte Edwards 29-ball fifty against South Africa in Taunton in 2007 - the first ever by an England batsman - is the fastest.164.44 Winfields strike rate in her 45-ball 74 - the second-highest by an England batsman in aan innings of 50 or more runs in T20Is.dddddddddddd Edwards strike rate of 177.77 in her 36-ball 64 in Taunton in 2007 is the highest.1 Number of scores by England batsmen in T20Is higher than Beaumonts 82 in this match. Edwards hit 92 not out against Australia in a T20I in Hobart in 2014, which is the highest.156 Runs scored totally by England openers in this match - the third-highest by an opening pair in any T20I. The highest is 171 - added by South Africas opening pair in a T20I against Netherland in 2010-11.1-7 Pakistans win-loss record against England in T20Is - their second-worst against any team from three or more T20Is. Their worst record is against Australia: they have lost all their six T20Is against them. This was Pakistans second consecutive loss against England by a margin of 68 runs - they had lost by an identical margin in the World T20 this year, in Chennai.39 Runs conceded by Sana Mir in this match - the joint-highest by a Pakistan bowler in a T20I. Sadia Yousuf had also conceded 39 against Australia in the 2012 World T20. ' ' '