Epee: A thrusting sword descended from the dueling sword, similar in length to a foil but heavier, with a larger guard and a much stiffer blade Mask: Made of wire mesh with gaps of less than 1/10 of ...

A flexible steel blade A grip A metal guard that protects the fencing hand ... flank up to the armpit. An epee fencer is required to wear a regulation jacket, which covers the whole surface of the ...

In Olympic fencing, the first fencer to 15 points wins. Bouts last a maximum of nine minutes and, if still tied, go to a one-minute sudden death overtime. Epee, unlike foil and saber, allows ...

Italy overcame a passionate “Marseillaise”-singing crowd at the Grand Palais to hand France its fourth fencing silver medal of the Games in the women's team epee Tuesday. Alberta Santuccio got ...