Paris (AFP) – Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she competed at the Paris Olympics, reaching the last 16 in her event and defeating a higher-ranked rival on the way, while seven months pregnant.

Fencing has been part of every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Olympics in Athens. Fencing’s origins can be found in swordplay, which has been practiced ...

After several upsets in the Olympic men’s individual sabre events, countries are aiming for redemption in the team event on July 31. Here’s what to watch for.