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Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. There are three forms of Olympic fencing: Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double touches are not allowed.
212 fencing quota places, with an equal distribution between men and women, were available for Paris 2024, similar to the Tokyo 2020 roster size. Qualified NOCs could enter a maximum of eighteen fencers (nine per gender), with each consisting of a trio, whether men's or women's, across all weapon-based team events (foil, épée, and sabre).
The U.S. women’s fencing team made history on August 1 as it beat Italy in the foil team gold-medal match bout, earning its first team gold at the Olympics. ... In the video, the music ...
The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women. [1] Originally scheduled for 25 July to 2 August 2020, the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 24 July to 1 August 2021 ...
Star fencer Lauren Scruggs knew that she would be making history heading into her gold medal matchup against fellow American Lee Kiefer in the women's individual foil final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Peter Westbrook, a groundbreaking fencer who became the first African-American and Asian-American to win a medal in fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics, died on Friday, November 29 in New York ...
Official Music Video "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" (official theme) [1] New American Orchestra: John Williams: Opening Ceremony: 1988. Seoul "Hand in Hand" - English ...
Italy's Martina Favaretto (L) and Team USA's Lee Kiefer (R) compete in the women's foil team gold medal bout between Italy and USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris ...