Olympic fencing

Men's and women's fencing at the ExCel exhibition center at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. UPI/Terry Schmitt

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August 5, 2016 - August 21, 2016 - The 2016 Summer Olympic Games take place in Rio de Janeiro. infographic

When it comes to Olympic venues no other event goes so far to create such a theatrical experience for the attendees while also making for some of the most dynamic Olympic photographs as fencing. Before the Rio 2016 Olympics I had never been to a fencing event. Not only had I never been to one but I had really never even seen one on TV. Sure I knew what fencing was and the

Olympic fencing

Fencers around the globe are currently fighting for spots at the 2020 Summer Games, racking up points through International Fencing Federation-sanctioned tournaments during the one-year Olympic qualification period that kicked off in early April. Overall, the Japanese national team had a good Asian Championships on its home turf. It captured four gold medals overall, two of which came from the men’s and women’s foil team events. It was the first time for the country to win a team gold medal…

Lee Kiefer (USA) at the 2013 Junior & Cadet World Championships, Porec, Croatia. ©2013 Serge Timacheff /FIE/FencingPhotos.com

Infographic explaining fencing at the Olympics. Fencers will compete in a mix of individual and team events for a total of 10 gold medals.

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