The women's team

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competition in

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at the

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was held on 11 August at the

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. The medals were presented by Octavian Morariu,

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, Romania and

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, Vice President of the FIE.

Schedule

All times are

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(UTC−3)

Draw

Finals

Classification 5–8

Final classification

References

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