Olympic fencing
Medal sport dueling
Olympic fencing is the sport of sword fighting as practiced in the modern Olympic Games, using one of three weapons: foil, épée, or sabre.
Competitors score points by touching opponents with their blade while following strict rules about target areas and right-of-way.
The sport emphasizes speed, precision, and tactical thinking over brute force: She won bronze in Olympic fencing at the Paris games.
- épéeFencing sword, points only
- foilDefeat a plan
- sabreCurved single-edged sword
- blade workCombat with edged weapons
- lungeSudden forward movement
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