15 Interesting Facts About The Ultimate Two-Player Showdown - Fencing!
There’s lots to love about the ultimate two-player showdown of fast-paced fencing, but bet you didn't know these fun facts! Related: Top 24 Best Gifts for Fencers One of the famous Olympic sports is fencing. This sport is not easy for those who have not learned it before. There will be two competitors in the game where the contact between both is only conducted through the rapier styled swords. The history of fencing was very old for it included as one of the few sports in the Olympics. Here are 15 fencing facts you can share with your friends the next time a game is on! 1) Fencing is one of only four sports to have been featured in every modern Olympics. It made its debut in 1896, when the programme consisted of three men’s events. 2) Fencing had a very interesting debut year however, with the competition format complicated by the persistent late arrival of the Greek king, George I. He was such an avid fencing fan he decreed that any match that had taken place before ...