— Olga Kharlan, Ukraine: One of Ukraine’s best hopes for Olympic success against the backdrop of war, Kharlan had a unique route to the Paris Games. Kharlan was drawn against Russian fencer Anna ...

The Olympic fencing competitions continue on Sunday, July 28 with the women’s individual foil and men’s individual epee events. American Lee Kiefer, the defending gold medalist from Tokyo, is the ...

PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Defending men's epee champion Romain Cannone and Hungarian title favourites Mate Tamas Koch and Gergely Siklosi suffered early eliminations on a day of upsets at the Paris ...

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14-meter-long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring touches on ...

The Olympic women’s team epee competition started the series of team fencing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a bang. With the crowd on the edge of their seats, France took on longtime fencing ...

To the casual observer, fencing unfolds quickly with a familiar cadence. Fencers attack, blades clash, hits fall, points accumulate. But to the person behind the mask and holding the sword, every ...

Last year, Harvard spoiled Notre Dame's quest for a fourth straight title at the NCAA fencing championships. Can the Fighting Irish start a new streak, or is it time for another school to take over?

The men’s and women’s fencing teams started off their season strong at the Elite Invitational in Philadelphia on Nov. 16 and 17 with a complete sweep for the women’s squad and a 6-1 record for the men ...

Great Neck South’s chances at defending its Nassau girls fencing title for a sixth consecutive season seemed slim, as it trailed by two late in the match. But the best teams can finish strong. And not ...

Sophie Wang (left) of Syosset gets into a defensive stance against the attacking Angela Wu of Great Neck South in a foil bout during the Nassau girls team fencing championships at Great Neck North on ...