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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Kim Jiyeon Golden for Korea in Women’s Sabre
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 2, 2012
Mariel Zagunis faced a great deal of pressure coming into the 2012 Olympics. She was the lone member left on the US Olympic team from

Kelsey Advances to Medal Rounds
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 1, 2012
Seth Kelsey stayed focused and didn’t give an inch to his opponents. That same fighting spirit that delivered the 2012 Team World Championship propelled Kelsey
Kelsey Upsets top seed Novosjolov
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 1, 2012
Estonia’s Novosjolov was one of the top favorites for gold today, but that didn’t stop Seth Kelsey. Kelsey dominated in his match with the top

Men’s Epee Preview
- By Craig Harkins
- . August 1, 2012
Epee is the least predictable of weapons and with no one in the men’s game able to win an Olympic or world title more than once in the past nine years, the battle for Olympic medals is wide open when competition begins Wednesday, 1 August at ExCeL.
Lei Sheng Wins Gold – History made for Egypt
- By Craig Harkins
- . July 31, 2012
Lei Sheng (CHN) won the gold medal in Men’s Foil today, defeating Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) 15-13 at the ExCeL Center in London. History was made