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 ...

Below, check out the girls fencing notebook for Feb. 12, which highlights recaps of first round action around the state, and ...

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 ...

The room echoed with the tension of anticipation. Both fencers faced each other across the piste with locked eyes. The air hummed with the promise of victory as they stood, focused and determined, ...

They defeated the Chinese team 45-39 in the gold medal match at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba to become Paralympic champions. The RPC had lost their first match of the day 45-38 to China in the ...