A flexible steel blade A grip A metal guard that protects the fencing hand. The guard may contain padding ... Scoring occurs with any part of the blade, including the edges. The epee (the French word ...
The action-packed women’s individual epee competition concluded with world No. 1 Vivian Kong making history by becoming the first woman to win Hong Kong a fencing medal. China’s defending Olympic gold ...
In Olympic fencing, the first fencer to 15 points wins. Bouts last a maximum of nine minutes and, if still tied, go to a one-minute sudden death overtime. Epee, unlike foil and saber, allows ...
Italy overcame a passionate “Marseillaise”-singing crowd at the Grand Palais to hand France its fourth fencing silver medal of the Games in the women's team epee Tuesday. Alberta Santuccio got ...