2012 London Olympic Games - Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Photographer name) Olympic fencing is a lightning-fast, heart-pounding spectacle that will leave you on the edge of your seat. It's like physical chess at 90 mph, where split-second...
The buzz surrounding the Paris Olympics is impossible to miss, and if you've interacted with any form of media this year, it's hard not to feel the excitement—or anxiety, depending on who you ask. To paraphrase a well-known song, "Olympics is in the air." The...
In a world where sports transcend borders, sometimes athletes make decisions that go beyond medals and championships. Today, we bring you an inspiring story of courage, conviction, and unity on the fencing piste. Meet Konstantin Lokhanov, a sabre fencer now training...
The Fencing World Championships just started on July 22nd and will run through Sunday the 30th in Milan, Italy. This is a major international fencing event that happens every year as the culmination of the season, except during the Olympics, where the Games serve the...
Often in sports, the first place winner is presented with a big, shiny trophy in the shape of a hollowed out bowl that is stamped with various words and symbols. Medals are prevalent too, most notably at the Olympic Games, but cups are easily the second most...
After 24 years, the Jamaican four-man bobsled team has at last qualified for the Winter Olympics again. When I saw the Jamaican bobsled team in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, I was completely in awe of their story. It stuck with me through the years, continuing to...
Taking a team to the highest level of fencing is a task that’s filled with tough decisions, long hours, and much sacrifice on the part of everyone involved. Getting there takes a team effort, and it takes a fencing coach with vision like Alexander Gorbachuk....
Understanding the dynamics of international fencing is fascinating for those of us who work primarily on the youth sports level. It is so incredibly different, from the methods of training to the rigor that is required. The stress of this level of competition takes...
This is the story of one coach who went down in the history of Japanese fencing and world fencing through perseverance and strength of character. For the world, one moment of Olympic Gold can seem like just one moment. For Alexander Gorbachuk, that one moment is the...
Italian Women's Foil Team greets their opponents before the match starts Anyone who either watched the events live or followed the results from Olympic fencing in Tokyo would agree - history was made at Makuhari Messe event hall. These were fascinating Games in...
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