Paola Pliego has announced she will sue the Mexican Fencing Federation (FME) and the country's National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE) after she was cleared of wrongdoing following a positive drugs test which excluded her from competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Eli Dershwitz and Courtney Hurley claimed the individual prizes as fencers swept the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Best of July awards following their historic performances at the World Championships.
Italy's men retained their title in the team foil competition at the International Fencing Federation World Championships in Wuxi in China today, as France took women's team sabre gold on the final day of action.
The United States have won a gold medal in the women’s team foil event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Championships in Wuxi in China for the first time in their history.
The United States have claimed the gold medal in the women’s team épée event at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Championships in Wuxi in China today, having never won a medal in the event before.
Italy's Alessio Foconi and Russia's Sofia Pozdniakova became the latest individual gold medallists at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
Italy’s Alice Volpi clinched gold in the women’s individual foil competition at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
London 2012 Olympic gold medallist Kim Jung-hwan secured his first individual title as he claimed men's sabre gold at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
Russia's Dmitry Zherebchenko is set to begin the defence of his men's foil title against Hamid Sintes of Algeria after the final 64 athletes in the division were confirmed following the conclusion of the qualification phase at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
Qualification action continued today at the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi.
Chinese athletes started strongly on home soil as the World Fencing Championships opened in Wuxi.
Wuxi Sports Centre Gym will provide the venue for the World Fencing Championships with competition set to begin in China tomorrow.
Düsseldorf and Minsk have been awarded the next two editions of the European Fencing Championships in 2019 and 2020.
China won both team titles on offer as the Asian Fencing Championships concluded today in Bangkok.
South Korea and China have each won gold in the women's team foil and men's team epee respectively, at the 2018 International Fencing Federation (FIE) Asian Championships at Bangkok's Thammasat University.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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