Fencing has a long history and is a traditional event of the Olympic Games. As early as the first Olympic Games held in 1896, fencing was one of the eight major events at that time.
Fencing is a competitive event between two people. In the competition, both sides used their own steel swords to protect themselves and stabbed (cut) each other. The effective part of the opponent scores first. The player who takes part in the round robin will win if he scores 5 points first within 6 minutes of the effective competition time. Those who participate in the elimination table tennis competition will win with 10 in 12 minutes (women will win with 8 points in 10 minutes). The finalist (8-player elimination) needs to win 2 points, but when he reaches the highest number of swords (men 12 points, women 10 points) or when the competition time is over, he only needs to win 1 point. There are three kinds of swords: long sword, epee and sabre. The effective part of the sword is the athlete's body, that is, the part where the athlete wears a metal vest; The effective parts of epee are all parts of the body; Sabres are all arms above the upper body and waist.
A long sword and epee can only use a sharp thorn, not a blade, but only a blade or a tip. Fencing competition has report lights and electric referees. Electronic referee has been widely used in foil and epee competitions. Which side of the lantern is lit indicates which side of the athlete was hit. If the lanterns are lit on both sides, it is called a mutual goal. In the epee competition, each side gets 1 point. In the sword competition, the two sides did not judge.
The electric referee in sabre competition has just been tested successfully. Method is similar to foil, but invalid lights are not displayed. Instead, the referees of two corner kicks observe whether the players on the same side hit their opponents, and the referees analyze the confrontation process and make decisions in turn according to the rules of priority jurisdiction.
The above is the main content of fencing competition in the Olympic Games. I hope I can help you. Thank you for reading.