Elisa Di Francisca Gets a Golden Bus
Elisa Di Francisca helps out cancer patients with a bus dedicated to her name by an Italian transportation company.
Italy Claims Men’s Foil Gold
The Italian team of Andrea Baldini, Andrea Cassara, Giorgio Avola, and Valerio Aspromonte claimed the final gold medal of the 2012 Olympic Games as they defeated the Japanese team of Ryo Miyaki, Yuki Ota, Kenta Chida and Suguru Awaji 45-39 in the gold medal match.
USA Wins Bronze Medal in Overtime
After 9 full bouts the bronze medal match was locked in a 30-30 deadlock at the end of regulation. Priority for the overtime period went
Korea Stops US Advance with 45-36 Win
Korea is assured another fencing medal as they advanced to the gold medal bout against China with a 45-36 victory over the United States.
Olympic Fencing: Tournament Formats
Here are the updated rules from the FIE on how the individual and team events will be run at the 2012 London Olympics.