Fencing

The tense, testing sport of Fencing has featured at every Olympic Games of the modern era.

Key facts

Venue: ExCeL
Dates: Saturday 28 July – Sunday 5 August
Medal events: 10
Athletes: 212

Although sword fighting dates back thousands of years, Fencing as we now understand it really came of age as a sport in the 19th century. A tense, compelling battle of wits and technique, the sport is one of the few to have featured at every modern Olympic Games.


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