If we go on asking people about their favourite sports, undeniably badminton will be there in the list. I mean, who doesn’t love badminton? It’s a popular indoor sport that is played with a racket and a shuttlecock. The badminton rackets ...
Chess is one of the most prevalent mental board games played worldwide. The game is played on a specific game board with chess pieces, known as the chessboard. The board has a square circumference with alternating box patterns. The chessboard serves ...
James Naismith invented Basketball game in 1891. At that time, basketball was played with a football since ball for basketball didn’t exist. Players used a football which they tossed into a peach basket to score a point. In 1894, Naismith wrote...
A cable attached to the back of the fencer’s jacket that goes through the glove and is connected with the weapon’s guard. The device detects electrically if the tip of the arm has touched the opponent or not.
Fencing is a popular sport played involving the use of a sword. The objective of the competition is to touch the opponent with the tip of the sword. The sport involves a group of three combat games including foil, épée and sabre. Fencin...
Foil is one of the three weapons (other being sabre and épée) used in modern fencing competitions. Foils are also regarded as thrusting or point weapons sometimes, the blades of which easily bend after touching a surface to reduce the c...
Fencers wear a form-fitting, long-sleeved jacket made from Kevlar which has a strap that passes between the legs. Foil and saber fencers wear metallic scoring jackets so that valid touches can be recorded.
The mask is made with a bib that protects the neck of the fencer. As per FIE rule the mask must weigh not less than 25 kg on the mesh and 1600 newton on the bib. Modern masks now-a-days are equipped with a see-through visor in the front of the mask.
Sabre is one of the three fencing weapons used for thrusting and cutting with the edge and back of the blade. Majorly these swords are smaller than the épée and foil swords are lighter than épée, making them suitable for a...
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