The Youth Olympic Games are on in Singapore.                                              For Fencing Results Link

At the FIE Congress, it was announced that Men’s Team Epee and Women’s Team Sabre will be out of the 2012 Olympic Games. Italy and the USA won these medals at Beijing.

Unfortunately the FIE was unable to gain the 2 medals and, (until the IOC allows fencing to expand at the Olympics), there will always be two weapons that don’t get to have a team competition.

For more information go to fie.ch and fencing.net

Australian Olympic Funding, will it be increased or decreased?

The A.O.C. has a decision to make and negotiations with the Federal Government will need to be strategic.

One article in the media at the moment is commentary from AOC President, John Coates,

Link: Reuters

More info available once the review has been completed.

What will be the result for Fencing?

The Logo’s and pictograms for each sport have been released.

Check them all out on the link to the Official Website

There is a nice info page on the website : http://www.london2012.com/sports/olympic/fencing.php

Golf and Rugby 7’s have been added to the 2016 Brazil Olympics in Rio.

In an interesting IOC Vote both sports will be returned to the Olympic Program after having previously been removed.

All Olympic Sports are open to both genders; So will Rugby? and how many Nations will be able to organise a team?

Golf is a multinational Sport but is much stronger in traditional nations who already do well on the medal table.  How many golfers will represent a country and how many golfers will qualify.

Fencing is still in the program but will still be stuck with only 10 medals with 2 team events missing out, such a shame for those fencers in that 4 year cycle.  

Here is a link to a site that has Olympic Fencing matches

Check it out link

The Beijing Olympics Fencing schedule has completed.

Some video will filter its way onto the net… Courtesy of BBC Olympic Site Link

Day 9: Final day of Fencing. Mens Sabre Teams.  France beat USA in the final to win their Second Gold of the meet. Link 

Day 8: Russia beat the USA in the Womens Foil Team for their first medal - Gold of the Olympics. 

Italy after losing their semifinal won the Bronze.  Link

Day 7: France beat Poland in Mens Epee Team for their First Gold Medal of the Olymptics, whilst Italy holds off China for Bronze.

Link to Results

Day 6: Ukraine wins its first medal - Gold in an incredible Final of the Womens Sabre Teams.

Link to results

Day 5: Germany wins double gold on day 5 with convincing victories in the

Mens Foil to KLEIBRINK Benjamin Philip

Link

and Womens Epee to HEIDEMANN Britta 

Link

Day 4: China wins its first Mens Sabre Gold Medal with ZHONG Man beating 2 Frenchmen in the Semi and Gold Medal match.

Link

Day 3: Italy wins its second Gold at the Games as Valentina Vezzali wins back to Back to BACK! Olympic Medals. 

Link

Day 2: Italy wins Gold at the Games with Matteo Tagliariol beating Fabrice Jeannet from France in the Final of Mens Individual Epee. 

Link

Day 1: The USA has trifected the womens Sabre winning Gold, Silver and Bronze!

Mariel Zagunis won back to back Gold medals as the USA dominated.

Link

The Fencing schedule can be found Here

Jo Halls lost first up on Monday 10am against her Cuban rival Link

Yahoo7 Article

Amber Parkinson lost on wednesday 230pm against her Japanese opponent Link

Fencing Medal Tally

Individual and Team Winners:

The Beijing website has updated dates of Fencing events: August 9-17,Or for more information : Beijing.      Venue photos and Olympic location Link                                                     

 Follow all the Australian Athletes on the link* International Athletes link.          Link to ESPN intro to Olympic FencingAnother link on everything for the Olympics from Yahoo7

The Events and Weapons

The Fencing Timetable for the Beijing Olympic Games

Saturday 9th: Womens Sabre Individual & Finals

Sunday 10th: Mens Epee Individual & Finals

Monday 11th: Womens Foil Individual (Jo Halls) & Finals

Tuesday 12th: Mens Sabre Individual & Finals

Wednesday 13th: Mens Foil Individual & Finals

Wednesday 13th: Womens Epee Individual (Amber Parkinson) & Finals

Thursday 14th: Womens Team Sabre Finals

Friday 15th: Mens Team Epee Finals

Saturday 16th: Womens Team Foil Finals

Sunday 17th: Mens Team Sabre Finals.

The Athletes competing at the games can be found at the FIE.CH LINK 

Wikipedia has the full list of Olympic Medalists

Mens Link to Wikipedia

Womens Link to Wikipedia

NBC America has Fencing footage of the recent Beijing Olympics.

Link NBCOlympics.com

You may need to download microsoft silverlight to watch.  Until the Media outlets release Olympic Coverage this is the best bet!  Then Again you may have to be in the USA to watch…

Links to Youtube Olympic Fencing

Foil: Link

Sabre: Link

Epee: Link

if you find more… post on forum.. if they’re notable..it’ll get posted.