Fencing

Fencing, a combat sport of French origin, focuses on the art of hitting an opponent with the point or edge of a weapon while avoiding being hit. This discipline is represented at the Olympic Games and uses three types of weapon: the épée, which can touch any part of the body, the sabre, limited to touches on the upper body, and the foil, authorized to touch only the torso.

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In France, fencing is the most successful French sport at the Olympic Games. In fact, 123 Olympic medals have been won by French athletes since the creation of the modern games.