Olympic fencing

Olympic fencing is a modern combat sport contested with foil, épée, or sabre. Electronic equipment registers valid touches under weapon-specific rules.

Foil: A fencing weapon with a flexible blade, a small guard, and a point that scores by touch. Foil awards touches only to the torso and uses right-of-way to resolve simultaneous attacks.
Fencing piste: The narrow strip on which a fencing bout takes place. Its marked boundaries constrain footwork and determine when a fencer has left the contest area.
History of fencing: The development of armed combat practices and fencing as a formal sport. Olympic fencing inherited weapons and conventions from European fencing traditions.
Fencing: A sport and set of combat practices involving swords and rules for controlled attacks. Olympic fencing is the sport's competition at the Olympic Games, governed by international rules.
Sabre: A fencing weapon with a cutting edge and a point; touches may be made with either. Sabre targets the upper body and applies right-of-way to attacks.
Fencing mask: Protective headgear with a mesh face covering, worn in fencing. It protects the face and, in foil and sabre, forms part of the valid target.
Olympic Games: An international multisport event held in summer and winter editions under the Olympic Movement. Fencing has appeared at every modern Summer Olympics since the first Games in 1896.
Team fencing: A fencing format in which teams of three compete through successive relay bouts. It is an Olympic event alongside individual fencing, with separate scoring and match strategy.
Right-of-way: A rule assigning attack priority in foil and sabre when both fencers register a touch. It decides which fencer receives a point when attacks arrive together.
Fencing jacket: A protective garment worn over the torso and arms during fencing. Conductive jackets in foil and sabre help the apparatus distinguish valid target contacts.

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