Yuki Ota

FENCING/ Japanese 'opposites' team up for London...
Yuki Ota, right, and Kenta Chida chat at the venue of a fencing competition. (Shiro Nishihata)
One is a regular chatterbox, the other is the quiet type.
FENCING/ Fencer Ota vows to put demons to the sword
Japan's men's foil fencing team for the London Olympics strike a pose at a news conference May 25 in Tokyo. The team is comprised of, left to right, Taku Awaji, Ryo Miyake, Yuki Ota and Kenta Chida. (Toshiyuki Shimizu)
Japan's Yuki Ota has promised to slash and lunge his way to Olympic fencing gold in London and banish the lingering demons after taking the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing...
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