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Batini roars back from edge of defeat to claim Womens' Foil in Shanghai

Russia's Inna Deriglazova held five match points against Martina Batini, but couldn't convert one as the Italian took the Womens' Foil title in Shanghai in a last-gasp counterattack.

20/05/2017

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Fencing's number ones take gold at the Seoul Grand Prix

Double Olympic champion and world number one Yana Egorian convincingly won the women's sabre final in the International Fencing Federation's Seoul Grand Prix.

01/04/2017

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Fencing: Safin and Kiefer win Foil titles at Long Beach Grand Prix

Russia and the USA squared off in both the men’s and women’s Foil finals at the Absolute Fencing Gear Grand Prix in Long Beach, California.

19/03/2017

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Russia rules the sabre in Cancun

Yana Egorian beats Anna Marton in the final

18/12/2016

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Besbes wins first epee Grand Prix title in Doha

Eight-times African champion Sarra Besbes defeated Russia’s Violetta Kolobova to claim the women’s individual epee title at the Doha Grand Prix on Sunday.

11/12/2016

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Young-jun Kweon wins Doha Épée Grand Prix

Young-jun Kweon snatched the men’s individual title at the International Fencing Federation Doha Épée Grand Prix on Saturday.

10/12/2016

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Lee Kiefer makes golden breakthrough at Turin Grand Prix

America’s Lee Kiefer’s took gold at the women’s foil grand prix in Turin, Italy The world No3 faced her first major test in the semi final against Arianna Errigo of Italy, a two-time world champion an

03/12/2016

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Russia end European Fencing Championships on golden not

Russia capped off a fine showing at the European Fencing Championships in Torun, Poland by winning the men’s team sabre title on the final day of action.

25/06/2016

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Fencing: France defend European team epee title

France grabbed their second gold medal of the European Fencing Championships in Torun, Poland on Friday.

24/06/2016

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Russia dominate day four of European Fencing Championships

Russia upgraded their team silver from last year’s European championships to gold this year after beating Italy in the final in Torun, Poland.

23/06/2016

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Fencing: Wagner and Gherman strike European gold

Benedikt Wagner celebrated his first individual continental title after winning the men’s sabre at the European Championships in Torun, Poland The 26-year-old German, who won team gold at the 2014 wor

22/06/2016

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Arianna Errigo strikes gold in Poland

Arianna Errigo produced a stunning display to strike gold at the European Fencing Championships in Poland on Tuesday.

21/06/2016

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Massialas takes fencing gold at the Shanghai Grand Prix

Alexander Massialas maintained his good form to win the Shanghai Grand Prix The American had a closely fought battle in the semi-final with local boy Chen…

05/06/2016

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Sabre rattling in Moscow as Kharlan and Zagunis clash

Ukraine's top female fencer former world champion Olga Kharlan was pushed to the limit by her American opponent, the two time world and Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis, in the sabre final at Moscow Gr

29/05/2016

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Korean Kim fences to saber gold in Moscow

The Luzhniki Stadium complex in Moscow hosted the Russian leg of the fencing World Cup Grand Prix.

28/05/2016

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Russia strikes gold in men's team sabre in Rio

Victory for Russia in the fencing World Team Championships in Rio. The favourites came out on top in the men’s team sabre, after beating Hungary

28/04/2016

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Fencing: Vezzali swansong ruined by Russia triumph

The test event for the Olympic fencing competition continued at Carioca Arena in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday with the team world championships and

27/04/2016

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Bogdan Nikishin strikes gold at Rio Grand Prix

Ukraine’s Bogdan Nikishin defeated Switzerland’s Benjamin Steffen to strike Epee gold at the Rio Grand Prix, which is also acting as a 2016 Olympic

25/04/2016

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Logunova claims first GP win of the season

Russia tasted success at the Rio Olympic venue for fencing this week although there was no Olympic gold on offer. Russia’s Tatiana Logunova upset the

24/04/2016

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Fencing: Dershwitz claims sabre title at Seoul Grand Prix

American fencer Eli Dershwitz won the men’s sabre title at the Seoul Grand Prix on Saturday after seeing off the challenge Iran’s Mojtaba Abedini in

26/03/2016