because the public voted it to be a olympic sport
Athens, Greece in 1896
Fencing
Fencing. :)
Fencing is a Summer Olympic sport and was therefore not in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Fencing has been an Olympic event since the modern Games began in 1896.
Olympic sport of fencing, one of the weapons is the foil.
It's an Olympic sport, so yes.
That would be Sabre fencing.
Fencing usually falls under both categories. Martial arts are typically any activities that involve structured combat against an opponent, while a sport is a form of physical exertion used in competition against another. Using both of these definitions, fencing falls under each category.
It was a sport in the first Olympic.
Fencing is an ancient sport with a long history, popular enough around the world to merit a spot in the Olympic Games.
it became an Olympic sport in 1936