TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Fencing has featured at every Olympics since 1896, yet at Tokyo 2020 it remained full of surprises over the course of nine days and 12 gold medals, with upsets, protests, and ...

It was a memorable year for fencing at the 2020 Olympic games, from athletes following their family legacy, to a gold medal streak continuing, and even an Olympic first for the host nation of Japan.

There were nine Penn athletes who competed in the Olympics this year. The athletes were a mix of alumni and undergraduate athletes. Top Row- Jasmine Chen in equestrian and Regina Salmons in Rowing ...

Fencing has historically been dominated by Italy and France, the two teams with the most Olympic medals in the sport, but the 2020 Games saw multiple countries start their medal collections with ...

After weeks of athletic feats, the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games came to an end on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at the closing ceremony in an empty Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Athletes arrive for the closing ...

Alen Hadzic, the U.S. Olympic fencer who participated in the Tokyo Games despite being under investigation for sexual misconduct, is being blocked from entering events by USA Fencing. The organization ...

USA Fencing coach Buckie Leach passed away after a motorcycle accident on Saturday night, according to a statement. He was 62. Leach coached the American fencing team in this year’s Tokyo Olympics, as ...

At just 21 years old, Nick Itkin competed as the youngest member of the United States fencing team at the Tokyo Olympics, where he helped the U.S. men's foil team take home bronze. Since then, Itkin ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Fencing has featured at every Olympics since 1896, yet at Tokyo 2020 it remained full of surprises over the course of nine days and 12 gold medals, with upsets, protests, and even a ...