The sabre is the only fencing weapon with a guard that fully covers the hand ... Scoring occurs with any part of the blade, including the edges. The epee (the French word for 'sword') is the ...

In addition to taking math and French courses, Possick enjoys hobbies ... very first games were held in Athens in 1896, women’s sabre fencing wasn’t introduced to the Olympics until 2004.

“An Italian can win on French territory. It is our rematch ... with star Oh Sang-Uk winning individual gold in men's sabre (another first for South Korean fencing). Japan became the first non-European ...

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea took silver in the women's sabre fencing team event at the ... ranked Ukraine 45-42 at Grand Palais in the French capital. Jeon Eun-hye, Jeon Ha-young ...