Even the sport itself was very different from what it is today. Nonetheless, it was still fencing, and it pleased the members of the IOC enough to be present in the next Olympics in , and well, in every single one after that.
In the first edition of the Olympic games, women were not allowed to participate in any sport, and thus there were no women's fencing events. Slowly but surely, women made their way into the Olympics, with the first female athletes taking part right in the edition of the Games, however it took a little longer than that for female fencers to appear in the Olympics. In the Games, a women's foil event was added to the program. In a women's foil team event was added to that, totalling 2 women's disciplines and 6 men's.
The largest sporting event in the world is the Olympic Games , but there are many other multi-sport games. To see what's coming up, check out the calendar of major sporting events. Fencing match at the Rio Olympic Games. Any comments, suggestions or corrections?
Please let us know. Search This Site. A team match is a 3 a-side relay event up to 45 hits, with each fencer taking it in turns to fence each member of the opposing team for a maximum of 3 minutes up to a maximum number of hits depending on the leg. The first leg stops when one team reaches 5 or time runs out. The next leg stops when one team reaches 10 or time runs out.
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