Tag: fencing
Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez competed seven months pregnant
Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed that she competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics while seven months pregnant, after being eliminated in the round of 16. You thought you saw…
Manon Apithy-Brunet wins Olympic sabre title, Sara Balzer wins silver
At the end of a titanic French-French duel, sabre fencer Manon Apithy-Brunet defeated her compatriot Sara Balzer (15-12) to secure a very first Olympic title and a historic first victory…
Sara Balzer: World number 1, who is the sabre fencing prodigy?
Fencer Sara Balzer is the big favourite in the sabre event. She is one of the French delegation’s great chances of winning a gold medal in these Paris 2024 Olympic…
Fencing champion Enzo Lefort has another job that is very practical for many French people
Enzo Lefort is one of the best foil fencers in the world, and a favorite for the gold medal in Paris. But he is also an athlete committed to society.…
2024 Olympics: results and analysis of Sunday July 28
Live from Club France, International games radio deciphers and comments on the results of the first days of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Basketball French fans are not the only…
Fencing at the 2024 Olympics: the men’s foil and women’s sabre events, the programme
12:52 – Maxime Pauty qualified It’s still 100% for the men’s foil, with Mauxime Pauty winning 15-9 for his first match. 12:24 – Qualification of Enzo Lefort Very good start…
Egyptian Mohamed Elsayed wins bronze medal in épée
Defeated in the semi-final by Frenchman Yannick Borel – who lost in the final against Japanese Koki Kano –, Mohamed Elsayed won the small final in épée at the 2024…
Fencing at the 2024 Olympics: the women’s foil and men’s épée events, the programme
Find out all the information about fencing in these Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Summary Fencing is still one of the main vectors of medals in the Olympic Games for France…
Fencing at the 2024 Olympics: the women’s épée and men’s sabre events, the programme
Find out all the information about fencing in these Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Summary Fencing is still one of the main vectors of medals in the…
What are the differences between the sabre, the épée and the foil in fencing?
A historic Olympic sport, fencing has been part of the Olympic programme since 1896. Here are the differences you need to know between the three fencing weapons. Having become a…