2012 Olympics

Lei Sheng Wins Gold – History made for Egypt

Lei Sheng (CHN) won the gold medal in Men’s Foil today, defeating Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (EGY) 15-13 at the ExCeL Center in London. History was made

2012 Olympics

FIE Explains Ruling over Protest in Women’s Epee Semi-Final

LONDON, 31 July – via Olympic News Service: The International Fencing Federation (FIE) issued a statement on Tuesday justifying their ruling to award semifinal victory to Britta

2012 Olympics

Egyptian Abdulelkassem First African to Reach Semi-Finals

LONDON, July 31 – Alaaeldin ABDULELKASSEM (EGY) caused the upset of the tournament by beating the world champion Andrea CASSARA (ITA), 15-10 in the quarterfinals

2012 Olympics

Massialas and Imboden stopped in the 16

Alexander Massialas and Race Imboden would be stopped in the round of 16 today. Alexander Massialas knew what to expect from Alexey Cheremisinov (RUS), but

2012 Olympics

Men’s Foil Top 16

Alexander Massialas and Race Imboden advanced to the top-16 in preliminary round competition in the men’s foil event today. Massialas (18), who is the youngest