Fencing made its Olympic debut in 1896 in Athens at the first modern Olympics. It’s one of five sports that has been included in every Summer Games. The other four are track & field, ...

NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. For more of our coverage from the Games, head to our latest updates. PARIS — U.S. women wrapped up Olympic fencing competitions with a first-ever ...

Heading into the Olympics, the United States had accumulated 21 total Olympic medals, where overall leader Italy had 128. In Rio, Russia took home the most fencing medals with seven, including ...

Fencing venue for 2024 Olympics The fencing events will take place from July 27 to Aug. 4 at the Grand Palais . The venue has the capacity for 8,000 people during the Olympic Games, and 6,500 ...

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic fencing history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results, and ...

Olympic fencing is comprised of three disciplines: sabre, foil, and epee. All three weapons in fencing are composed of the following parts: A flexible steel blade; A grip; A metal guard that protects ...

Nigeria’s highest-ranked fencer, Inkosi Brou, remains confident that his dream of qualifying for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games is still alive despite exiting in the knockout stage of the ...

USA Fencing, the sport’s national governing body, was listed as the respondent. The arbitrators in each case upheld USA Fencing’s decision to award Nazlymov and Saron a spot on the Olympic team.

On Friday, the International Olympic Committee assured Kharlan a spot at the 2024 Olympics. That day, the International Fencing Federation also allowed Kharlan back to compete in the team event.

An era-defining winning streak in Olympic fencing has been snapped in a shocking upset as Hungarian fencer Aron Szilagyi lost his opening bout while chasing a fourth consecutive gold medal.

Fencing is a niche but fundamental sport in the Olympics, contested at every Summer Games since 1896. Yet despite its genteel reputation and simple objective — touch an opponent with your blade ...