The final of the men’s epee team at the Chengdu FISU World University Games took to the piste on Sunday in the Pidu Sports Center Gymnasium. France and China met in a match that started hard and tough. Through three bouts, France held a slim one point lead, but their advantage stretched from there and […]
When fencer Cheung Ka Long won Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, he gained national hero status in his homeland of Hong Kong, China. It also marked Hong Kong’s first triumph at the Olympic Games since 1996. But he wasn’t fully satisfied and on Friday became the Chengdu FISU World University Games champion. In the men’s […]
A marvelous comeback – that would be the best way to describe Saturday’s final fencing round between Italy and China in the women’s epee team event, when Tang Junyao had the crowd screaming in unison after her win over Gaia Traditi at the Chengdu FISU Games. In the last round at Pidu Sports Centre Gymnasium, […]
“She is not only my teammate, but also my best friend,” said Italian Serena Rossini of Elena Tangherlini. However, last night, they were rivals. On the second day of fencing competition at the Chengdu FISU World University Games, the two friends and student-athletes did battle with Rossini winning the gold medal bout in the women’s […]
Fencing is a sport of true champions. From the swordsmanship skills of Middle Age knights to the tradition of duels in the 19th century, its roots have long been present throughout history. It appeals to the mental strength of athletes, who have to combine flexibility, precision, and nimbleness to perform, and dig into unknown personal […]
South Africa’s University of Stellenbosch fencer Akira Coetzee“What is fencing?” That, South Africa’s University of Stellenbosch fencer Akira Coetzee says, is the predominant question she receives when her sporting passion is brought up in conversation. While the historic medieval sport enjoys popularity across Europe and Asia, its existence is largely unknown in the southern tip […]
NAPOLI, 9 July – Chants of “Italia, Italia” were heard all the way to downtown Naples on Tuesday evening as host Italy swept the last two finals of the Universiade fencing competition at Centro Universitario Sportivo Salerno, about an hour outside the regional capital of Campania. Thanks to triumphs in men’s team foil and women’s […]
GWANGJU – Inspiration for Angelica Gangemi to pursue the sport of fencing came to her by watching a movie. She had an unordinary start at the age of six and a half. Most get involved in a sport through influence of family and friends, Gangemi got her inspiration by a movie. After watching […]
