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
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1
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Italy
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1
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2
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1
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2
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Hungary
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1
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3
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Russia
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1
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I like this post about London 2012 Fencing. Italy’s Valentina Vezzali has a chance to become only the fourth athlete to win individual gold medals in four consecutive Summer Olympics if she wins women’s individual foil competition.
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