Category: History
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Great Britain’s fencing team at Stockholm 1912: Unseen Photographs
British Fencing received an email from Carolyne Redmayne about a set of around 30 glass plates from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, which show the British fencing team in action and at rest. We have reproduced a selection of the 30 images below, with some of the team identified where possible (with thanks to Malcolm…
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Cardiff 2024: Community & Legacy
In January 2024, British Fencing hosted the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup at the National Centre in Cardiff. This was the first major international World Cup level event for over a decade, and a hugely prestigious event for UK fencing. As well as a sporting occasion, it represented multiple communities coming together and a solid legacy…