Tag: fencing
Sniffing the wind of the fencing legend turned out to be expensive – Sergei Bubka is a man tied to the stake
Sergei Bubka’s plan was to take the International Athletics Federation under his iron grip. Thank God this never came true, writes Pekka Holopainen. Pekka Holopainen Sports journalist On average, a…
The Portello station of Metro 5 dresses up for the Fie Fencing World Championships Milan 2023
(Finance) – The Portello station of Metro 5 is getting ready for Milan 2023. After the Metro 5 train dedicated to the Milan 2023 Fencing World Championships, also the Portello…
Niko Vuorinen believes that the Russian oligarch is still influencing in the background – behind the transfer of the European Fencing Championship place, there is outrageous scheming and tactics
The European Fencing Individual Championships, which start on Friday, June 16, were moved from Krakow in Poland to Plovdin in Bulgaria with a quick warning. Finland’s species size Niko Vuorinen…
The Swedish Fencing Federation refuses to compete against Russians
“The Swedish Fencing Association has decided that fencers representing Sweden shall not participate in competitions at the Nordic, European or international level that allow the participation of the Russian Federation…
London wants sponsors to back ban on Russian athletes from 2024 Olympics
Will there be Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics? This Saturday, March 11, it was the British government who asked the sponsors to put pressure on the…
Fencing admits Russians and Belarusians
The decision appears to mean that Russian and Belarusian fencers will qualify for next year’s Olympics in Paris. Fencing, like most other sports federations, has followed recommendations from the IOC,…
France wins two world titles with Ysaora Thibus and Romain Cannone
A year after her title of team Olympic vice-champion in Tokyo in foil, Ysaora Thibus is crowned world champion. The French fencer won the final in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday…
French fencing sharpens its weapons in Oran
In Tokyo, French fencers distinguished themselves with two Olympic titles in epee and foil. Two years from Paris 2024, Hugues Obry, epee coach with the men, tells us about this…
Devon Allen, 27, has an insane goal – plans to break the world record for instant fencing, celebrate World Cup gold and then win the Super Bowl
An exceptional athlete. That’s the United States Devon Allen is. Recognizing to be a passionate poker player, Allen has now put his bet on the table as perhaps the most…
Virtual fencing should keep the sheep in the pasture
In a pasture on Gotland, sheep graze within a virtual fence. It is a new technology that is being tested on a farm where ten sheep have been given a…