In the national sports stadium in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, two women stand off, foils circling and their faces covered with protective wire masks. It’s not easy for women to take part in sports ...

The Absolute Fencing Gear New York Sabre Grand Prix is bringing sword-fighting to two borough venues this weekend. An Olympic medal winner who founded the organization Fencing in the Schools, which ...

Sitting in his specialized wheelchair and armed with a three-foot-long fencing sword, Noah Hanssen, 22, of Ellicott City, Md., lunged at his opponent. With a few quick strokes, the two athletes ...

DURING THE technical portion of fencing class, when we learned to thrust and parry, Annie was sweet and friendly, someone I could commiserate with about learning the moves. But once her mask was on ...