Craig Harkins
Craig has been fencing since he saw Peter Westbrook win a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. Craig has covered the sport of fencing since 1995 via articles and newsletters on Fencing.Net. He has most recently re-entered competitive fencing in the Vet40 age category.
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Valentina Vezzali elected to Italian Parliament
- By Craig Harkins
- . February 27, 2013
Valentina Vezzali will bring her gold medals into the political arena now as she was elected Member of Parliament representing her region of Marche. Another

Boladé Apithy Suspended by FIE
- By Craig Harkins
- . February 22, 2013
The French sabrist was suspended from FIE competition for 2 months as a result of his black card offense during the Team World Cup in

Video: Men’s Sabre Finals from Padua World Cup
- By Craig Harkins
- . February 20, 2013
Occhiuzzi (ITA) v. Reshetnikov (RUS) Aldo Montano did not fence in the Padua world cup due to a bicep injury. Italy had a strong showing

Parent Tips for a Fencing Tournament
- By Craig Harkins
- . February 20, 2013
Damien has written up a post related to parent behavior at fencing tournaments. It follows along with his previous open letter to fencing parents and

2020 Olympics: Why Fencing is Okay
- By Craig Harkins
- . February 15, 2013
The sports world got a major shock this week when the IOC announced that it was cutting wrestling from the “core 25” sports of the