Which fencing foil is best? Originally practiced as a form of dueling, fencing has been around for hundreds of years. There are three main weapons used in the sport, each with its own rules and style: ...

Speed, energy, and precision are what defines top-level fencing, one of only a handful of sports that have been featured in every modern Olympics since 1896. There are three disciplines of fencing: ...

Daphne Chan Nok Sze won the foil title to lead an outstanding showing for No. 6 Northwestern fencing during Sunday's ...

After opening its weekend tournament with a series of losses, the Tufts saber squad redeemed itself, recording a close victory over defending club fencing champion UMass. Led by sophomore saber ...

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Read more here. On Sunday in Paris, with a flick of the wrist and an exultant scream, a 30-year-old medical student named Lee Kiefer made history when ...

If it wasn’t for the masked men in white uniforms lunging to hit each other with long, silver blades, the fencing crowd in Paris’ Grand Palais could’ve been mistaken for that at an NFL game. The ...

Lee Kiefer is now the most decorated U.S. foil fencer with three gold medals thanks to the win Lindsay Kimble is the Executive Editor, News at PEOPLE. She have been working at PEOPLE for nine years.

After finishing just one point shy of a national title two years ago, the men's fencing team's foil squad couldn't even make the trip to the United States Association of Collegiate Fencing Clubs ...

FARGO - The North Dakota State University Fencing Club's biggest bout this year is not with an opponent but with a university weapons policy that prohibits the club from practicing on campus. North ...

Lee Kiefer became the first American to take an Olympic gold medal in individual foil fencing after her victory in Tokyo on Sunday. And the 27-year-old, who hails from Kentucky, did it all while still ...