Speed, energy, and precision are what defines top-level fencing, one of only a handful of sports that have been featured in every modern Olympics since 1896. There are three disciplines of fencing: ...

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 ...

Fencing derives from sword-based combat, which can be traced as far back as 1190 BC in Ancient Egypt. However, swordplay as a form of non-lethal sport began to evolve in Europe in the Middle Ages, ...

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) -World number eight ranked Japan surprisingly secured the gold medal in the finals of the men's team epee event with a 45-36 victory over the Russian Olympic Committee on Friday ...

PARIS — The fans at fencing are among the loudest and most passionate at the Paris Olympics, especially when France is challenging for a gold medal. They usually leave disappointed. Italy overcame a ...

There have been a lot of great performers representing the epee weapon on the strip this season, many of whom will be competing in the State Individual Tournament, and others that are fencing in their ...

Notre Dame won the 2022 NC fencing championship. The Fighting Irish have now won back-to-back titles and four of the last five championships. Notre Dame won the championship behind 293 total points.

Paul Erickson, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC Davis, decided to try out fencing classes when his 10-year-old son expressed interest in the sport. Even though his son found ...

One of the major stories of the 2020 Penn fencing season so far has been the consistently impressive results from the women’s epee team. Last year, the Red and Blue tied for third in the Ivy League, ...

Peter Wall is moving to Lubbock from Utah to study law at Texas Tech, and do some teaching of his own. The lifelong fencer hopes to wield his expertise with the upcoming Flatland Fencing Club. Here's ...

— 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 ...