The world's #1 ranked men's foil fencer Andrea Baldini failed a drug test and will not compete in the Beijing Olympics. The 22 year old Baldini has been removed from the Italian contingent to the Olympic Games following a positive drug test result from the European Championships in Kiev last month.
The US Olympic Team heads out to San Jose for final processing, a media day, and then the trip to Beijing for the Games. The men's sabre squad has been home based in New York and attending a training camp focused on both individual and team bout situations.
We caught up with Tim Morehouse to speak about the final Olympic preparations, some of his potential match ups as well as some more information about his training methods.
In the Beijing Olympics, Confucious meets Coubertin and Citius Altius Fortius meets the Tao Te Ching. As West comes East, and ancient tradition merges with the new world order, these Games promise to be a study in contrasts of olympian proportions. With such striking contrasts will come great tensions and perhaps conflicts, seeking resolution on a world stage beset by uncertainty and excitement.
To understand a sport, one must come to know the game - its rules and regulations, its competitors and its customs. But to fully appreciate the Olympics, it is essential to not only understand the game itself, but also the private “inner game” of the athlete and the public spectacle of the Olympics’ “outer game.”
David Sapery posted a full schedule of the fencing events at the Beijing Olympics within the fencing forums. Here is the schedule of the fencing events at the Olympics this year with all of the start times converted to EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.
Rumors have shown up on the Fencing Discussion board that Nike had decided to halt production of the new fencing shoe, the Ballestra, and only supply them to the fencers at the Olympic Games.
So, what is the story on the Nike fencing shoe and how can you get one?
Tracy Hurley is the candidate for USFA president and heading up "US Fencers For Change," a group of candidates that provide alternatives to the slate of candidates recommended by the nominating committee of the USFA.
In our audio interview, we spoke with Tracy Hurley about the US Fencers for Change and their platform.
The world's #1 ranked men's foil fencer Andrea Baldini failed a drug test and will not compete in the Beijing Olympics. The 22 year old Baldini has been removed from the Italian contingent to the Olympic Games following a positive drug test result from the European Championships in Kiev last month.
In the Beijing Olympics, Confucious meets Coubertin and Citius Altius Fortius meets the Tao Te Ching. As West comes East, and ancient tradition merges with the new world order, these Games promise to be a study in contrasts of olympian proportions. With such striking contrasts will come great tensions and perhaps conflicts, seeking resolution on a world stage beset by uncertainty and excitement.
Rumors have shown up on the Fencing Discussion board that Nike had decided to halt production of the new fencing shoe, the Ballestra, and only supply them to the fencers at the Olympic Games.
