Fencing


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Fencing was the first to include professionals in medal competition. Women’s Fencing first appeared at the Paris 1924 Games, while women’s Epée was added to the programme in Atlanta 1996. Sabre is the newest and it made its debut at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

How to Play A Fencing match lasts for three three-minute rounds. It takes place on a piste(a narrow strip that is 14 metres in length). There are three types of weapons used – Foil, Epée and Sabre – with a separate competition for each. Fencers score points by touching their opponent’s body with the tip of their sword, or often with the edge of the blade in Sabre. Each competitor is wired up to a system that records when they’ve been hit. In Team events, three fencers face each member of the other team. The match is decided by the combined total of hits at the end. || include component="backlinks" page="Fencing" limit="10"