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25 July 2021

Epic win: Fencing star Korobeynikova beats two-time Euro queen for bronze at Tokyo Olympics as champ Deriglazova earns silver

25 Jul 2021 18:48 RT (Daily news)

Larisa Korobeynikova beat 2018 World Champion Alice Volpi in a thrilling Tokyo Olympics fencing bronze medal blockbuster, while defending champion Inna Deriglazova narrowly lost in a tight final against American Lee Kiefer.

Med student Lee Kiefer wins historic Team USA gold medal: ‘Oh my God!’

25 Jul 2021 18:36 New York Post

A fourth-year University of Kentucky medical student became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in individual foil fencing on Sunday.

Olympic fencing: Lee Kiefer wins USA's first-ever gold in individual foil

25 Jul 2021 12:27 AOL.com

Fencing has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the modern incarnation of the Games began in 1896. In that time, no American had ever won gold in fencing's individual foil discipline ... until now.

Olympics-Fencing-Japan’s top players defeated at quarter-final stage

25 Jul 2021 09:20 Oann.com (One America News Network)

By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Two of Japan's top fencing hopes, Masaru Yamada and Yuka Ueno, were disappointed on Sunday in their quest for medals at the individual quarter-final stage of the

Tokyo Olympics: Gold medals for Ecuadorean cyclist, Chinese fencer and S. Korean archers on day one

24 Jul 2021 21:13 France24.com (en)

The gold medal tally during the first day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics included Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz winning his country’s first cycling medal, China’s Sun Yiwen defeating a five-time Olympian in épée fencing...

Usain Bolt says being a father to 3 children is harder than winning gold at the Olympics

24 Jul 2021 10:34 ThisIsinsider.com

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Usain Bolt, the retired champion sprinter, has said that the Olympics was easy compared to raising his three children.

Olympic fencer Kat Holmes uses strength training to gain a competitive edge in Tokyo

23 Jul 2021 17:07 USATODAY (Sports Top Stories)

Fencing is a technical, agility-focused sport, but Kat Holmes sets herself apart by including intense weight training in her Olympic preparation.

'It never feels routine,' says Hungarian fencer Aida Mohamed, on her 7th Olympic Games

23 Jul 2021 15:45 PRI's The World

Aida Mohamed says she's putting in longer hours and she's more experienced, but she's as excited now as her first time at the Olympics in 1996. She joined The World's host Marco Werman to talk about her fencing career and the bubbling anticipation as the Tokyo Games begin.

10 Things in Politics: Trump election probe is in trouble

23 Jul 2021 09:57 BusinessInsider.com (uk)

And the US Olympic fencing team is in an uproar over the handling of sexual-assault claims.

U.S. fencer Alen Hadzic loses appeal to move into Olympic village after sexual misconduct accusations

23 Jul 2021 02:16 AOL.com

A U.S. fencer currently under investigation for sexual misconduct has lost his appeal to move into the Olympic village hours before the Tokyo Games' opening ceremony, according to USA Today's Josh Peter.