Fencing News Roundup: 8/14/04

General news bites for August 14th, 2004.

MONTANO wins gold in fencing saber

Houston Chronicle - Houston,TX,USA

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Italian Albert Montano captured the gold medal in the men’s individual saber fencing competition on Saturday, beating … <

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FENCING: Brother, sister in medal hunt

Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Minneapolis,MN,USA … The fencing thing started by both of their parents forced Keeth to make a decision 12 years ago. … He started a fencing academy for inner-city kids. … <

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FENCING-DEFENDING champion Covaliu knocked out

Deepika - India

ATHENS, Aug 14 (Reuters) Defending champion Mihai Covaliu and top seed Vladimir Lukashenko were knocked out of the men’s Olympic sabre fencing competition in … <

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ATHLETES aim to make early splash

The Globe and Mail - Canada

… Recognized for having put Canada on the fencing map, Mackay is also known for her varied interests. … Her take on fencing is as direct as one of her lunges. … <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040814/OLYWEEKEND14/TPSports/Other>

SHNS early Olympics sked for Friday, Aug. 13

Scripps Howard News Service - USA

… FENCING (Gholson, SHNS) - ATHENS: The dream of ending a 20-year Olympic fencing medal drought for the United States evaporates as Keeth Smart falls to Italian … <http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=OLYSKED14-08-14-04&cat=RN>