Russian Olympic Committee suspended by IOC with immediate effect
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Russian Olympic Committee suspended by IOC with immediate effect
The International Olympic Committee suspends the Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect after the ROC recognised four Ukrainian sporting bodies as their own.
Oct 12, 15:28
Great Britain wheelchair fencing trio take epee team bronze in Tokyo
Piers Gilliver, Dimitri Coutya and Oliver Lam-Watson beat Ukraine 45-38 for a podium place.
Aug 27, 17:00
Piers Gilliver 'overwhelmed' after winning Paralympic gold medal
The 26-year-old from Gloucestershire was in imperious form.
Aug 26, 13:31
Marcus Mepstead reflects on "surreal" journey from Rio to Tokyo
The Hampstead 31-year-old faced some tough decisions after funding was withdrawn from the sport in the wake of the Rio Games.
May 21, 16:56
Marcus Mepstead to represent Team GB as sole fencer in Tokyo
The 31-year-old has battled to keep his fencing career alive since the sport lost funding in 2017.
May 21, 11:27
Seven sports fail in funding cut appeals
Badminton is among seven sports to fail in their appeal against funding cuts from UK Sport for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
Feb 20, 15:58
Richard Kruse falls short of bronze in individual foil
Great Britain's Richard Kruse falls just short of winning his country's first medal of the Rio Olympics and first fencing medal for 52 years.
Aug 7, 22:40
Russia's fencing team cleared to take part in Rio Olympics amid doping scandal
Russia's fencing team are reportedly cleared to compete at the Rio Olympics amid allegations of widespread doping.
Jul 27, 10:58
Italy fencer: 'Team foil loss to Great Britain disappointing'
Fencer Alessio Foconi says that Italy are disappointed with their men's team foil final loss to Great Britain at the European Games.
Jun 28, 07:57
Richard Kruse: 'European Games gold perfect training for World Championships'
Great Britain fencer Richard Kruse believes that the men's team foil gold at the European Games was perfect training for the World Championships next month.
Jun 28, 07:34
Great Britain win men's team foil gold
Great Britain win the fencing men's team foil gold after beating Italy 45-41 at the European Games.
Jun 27, 18:11
Ukraine win gold after defeating Italy in women's team sabre final
Ukraine take fencing gold at the European Games after defeating Italy 45-43 in the women's team sabre final.
Jun 27, 17:00
France take gold after defeating Russia in men's team epee final
France defeat Russia 45-32 to take gold in the men's team epee at the European Games in Baku.
Jun 27, 16:18
Team GB book men's team foil final spot
Richard Kruse completes a comeback victory against France to take Team GB to the men's fencing team foil final in Baku.
Jun 27, 08:48
Great Britain's fencing team reach foil semi-finals
Team GB advance to the men's fencing team foil semi-finals in Baku with a comprehensive win over Germany.
Jun 27, 07:11
Russian Federation win maiden gold in fencing
Russia win gold in fencing as they reign supreme in the women's team foil event in Baku.
Jun 26, 18:35
Romania women win gold in team epee
Romania win gold in the women's team epee fencing event at the European Games in Baku by beating Estonia 31-25 in the final.
Jun 26, 17:26
Russian Federation epee team boss upset by bronze-medal performance
Maria Mazina admits to being "very sad" about Russian Federation's performance in the epee event at Baku 2015.
Jun 26, 14:23
Angelika Wator wins gold in women's individual sabre
Angelika Wator of Poland wins gold in the women's individual sabre after defeating Azerbaijan's Sevil Bunyatova 15-14.
Jun 25, 16:36
Alessio Foconi wins gold in men's individual foil
Alessio Foconi defeats Timur Arslanov of Russia 15-11 to take gold in the men's individual foil.
Jun 25, 16:24
