American fencers say a "cloud of suspicion" might overshadow performances at the Olympics unless USA Fencing and the International Fencing Federation enact tough sanctions against match fixing, ...

Concerns about refereeing integrity and preferential treatment for top saber competitors have cast a shadow over a sport decided by the finest of margins. By Jeré Longman Fencing is a niche but ...

The score is 14-14. You lunge into an attack, feel your point hit the target, hear the referee call “halt” and see the two lights on the board. Your opponent’s light doesn’t matter, because you know ...