You can now convert your love of lightsabers into the world of competitive sports. That is if you live in France. The French Fencing Federation that oversees Olympic level swordplay with foils, epees ...

French fencing champion Ysaora Thibus was not to blame after she tested positive for a banned substance last year. The culprit? Nine days of contaminated kisses. That is what the Court of Arbitration ...

PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - Giulia Rizzi was taught the "French school" of fencing and she reaped the rewards of her stay on the other side of the Alps when she led Italy to the Olympic title in the ...

On Monday, Manon Apithy-Brunet secured the first gold medal for French fencing by winning the all-French sabre final at the Paris Olympics against Sara Balzer. Hong Kong's Cheung Ka Long retains ...

NOISY-LE-GRAND, FranceNOISY-LE-GRAND, France — One of France’s leading fencers has been suspended following an “abnormal” doping test result, less than six months before Paris hosts the Olympic Games.

PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The French Fencing Federation said on Friday that its president, Bruno Gares, had decided to step down, dealing a potential blow to the national team with the Olympic Games ...