London 2012 fencing: Game and medal count

London: Fencing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Women's foil made its Olympic debut in Paris, during the 1924 Olympic Games. 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.
• Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed.
• Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double touches are not allowed.

In the men's individual Sabre on Sunday Hungary's Aron Szilagyi won gold after his path to the podium cleared with the early exit of the German and Russian top seeds.

Fifth seeded Szilagyi beat 14th seed Diego Occhiuzzi of Italy 15-8, matching the outcome between the two countries when London hosted the 1948 Olympics.

Fencing competitions at the 2012 London Olympics are scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 5 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

Medal Count

Leaders

1		Italy	1	2	1
2		Hungary	1	-	-
3		Russia	-	-	1