Fencers wear white uniforms because, in the pre-electric days of the sport, touches were determined by an ink spot left on the uniform by the weapon. Cheating was possible by soaking a uniform in ...

This guide breaks down the official competition format for Olympic fencing, detailing every step from qualification to the ...

Fencing has been part of every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Olympics in Athens. Fencing’s origins can be found in swordplay, which has been practiced ...

Farès Ferjani, who won the silver medal Men’s Individual Sabre for Tunisia, trained for the Paris Olympics at the Manhattan Fencing Center, coached by Yury Gelman and Colin Heathcock. An elegant ...

Fencing, a historically niche sport, has gained worldwide attention and traction with athletes and fans. Fencing is a dynamic combat sport requiring lightning-fast sword movements via agile athletes, ...

It was a golden day for Queens native Lauren Scruggs. The Olympic fencer helped the U.S. women’s fencing team capture a gold medal, marking the first time an American team — men or women — has done so ...

PARIS -- Lee Kiefer became the first American fencer to win three Olympic gold medals as the U.S. got its first team fencing gold in women's foil at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Kiefer, a two-time ...

PARIS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's newly crowned Olympic champion Vivian Kong announced on Sunday she would say goodbye to her fencing career. "After competing in my third Olympics, I have decided ...

Lauren Scruggs made U.S. Olympic history over the weekend when she became the first Black woman to win an individual fencing medal. The 21-year-old snagged a silver medal in front of a crowd of 6,000 ...