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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE : MACHINE ROOMS : CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY LEONARDO IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY, THEY CARRIED OUT SCRUPULOUSLY, BY THE COMPANY IBM, ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS OF THE MASTER, WITH THE MATERIALS OF THE TIME. HERE, A TANK: THIS ARMORED UNIT COULD BE TRAINED BY HUMAN OR ANIMAL FORCE. ALL AROUND, GUNS WHOSE FENCERS ARE PROTECTED. AT THE TOP, A TURRET OF OBSERVATION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF CLOS LUCE - LEONARDO DA VINCI PARK, WHERE ARE EXPOSED VARIOUS MACHINES, DESIGNED ACCORDING TO THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO WITH THE MATERIALS OF THE TIME. TANK: THIS ARMORED UNIT COULD BE TRAINED BY HUMAN OR ANIMAL FORCE. ALL AROUND, GUNS WHOSE FENCERS ARE PROTECTED. AT THE TOP, A TURRET OF OBSERVATION. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese and Italian fencers compete in front of Italy's pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka on May 19, 2025.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Ukrainian fencers (from L) Olga Kharlan, Yuliia Bakastova, Olena Kravatska and Alina Komashchuk celebrate with their national flag after winning gold in the women's team sabre event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Ukrainian fencers (from L) Olena Kravatska, Alina Komashchuk, Olga Kharlan and Yuliia Bakastova pose for photos after winning the gold medals in the women's team sabre competition at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers pose for a photo with their medals at the Paris Olympics Champions Park at the Trocadero in the French capital on Aug. 5, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate after winning gold in the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate on the podium after winning gold in the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Yudai Nagano, Takahiro Shikine, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura celebrate winning the men's team foil final at the Paris Olympics, at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 4, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Takahiro Shikine, Yudai Nagano, Kyosuke Matsuyama and Kazuki Iimura pose with their gold medals for the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers take the top position on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers take the top position on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's team foil event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 4, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fencers of Japan (front) and Italy arrive at the piste for the men's foil team gold medal match of fencing between Italy and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fencers of China and Poland give each other high-fives ahead of the men's foil team placement 5-6 of fencing between China and Poland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers celebrate after winning bronze in the women's sabre team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Misaki Emura, Seri Ozaki, Shihomi Fukushima and Risa Takashima celebrate after beating France in the women's sabre team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Misaki Emura, Shihomi Fukushima, Seri Ozaki and Risa Takashima celebrate after winning bronze in the women's sabre team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Shihomi Fukushima, Risa Takashima, Seri Ozaki and Misaki Emura pose during the medal ceremony after winning bronze in the women's sabre team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Ukrainian (yellow), South Korean (blue) and Japanese fencers pose for a photo after winning gold, silver and bronze, respectively, in the women's sabre team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Misaki Emura, Seri Ozaki, Shihomi Fukushima and Risa Takashima celebrate after beating France in the women's sabre team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Misaki Emura, Seri Ozaki, Risa Takashima and Shihomi Fukushima celebrate after winning bronze in the women's sabre team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers celebrate after beating France in the women's sabre team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Shihomi Fukushima, Misaki Emura, Seri Ozaki and Risa Takashima prepare to face France in the women's sabre team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at the Grand Palais in Paris.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fencers of team France (L) and team Japan arrive at the piste for the women's sabre team bronze medal match of fencing between France and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240803) -- PARIS, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fencers of team Ukraine (front) and team South Korea arrive at the piste for the women's sabre team gold medal match of fencing between Ukrain and South Korea at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 3, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Akira Komata, Kazuyasu Minobe, Koki Kano and Masaru Yamada pose during a press conference on Aug. 3, 2024, a day after winning silver in the men's team epee event at the Paris Olympics in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano celebrate on the podium during the medal awarding ceremony for the men's team epee at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024. Japan won silver.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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CORRECTED: Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada and Akira Komata pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers huddle after losing to Hungary in the men's team epee final at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata and Koki Kano pose with their men's team epee silver medals at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Masaru Yamada, Akira Komata, Koki Kano and Kazuyasu Minobe are pictured after losing to Hungary in the men's team epee final at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Kazuyasu Minobe, Masaru Yamada, Koki Kano and Akira Komata are pictured ahead of their gold medal match against Hungary in the men's team epee at the Paris Olympics at the Grand Palais in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240802) -- PARIS, Aug. 2, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kano Koki (L) of Japan leaves the piste as two Hungarian fencers celebrate victory after the men's epee team gold medal match of fencing between Japan and Hungary at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Komaki Kikuchi, Yuka Ueno, Sera Azuma and Karin Miyawaki pose at a press conference in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024, a day after winning the women's team foil bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Paris Olympics: Fencing

Japanese fencers (from L) Komaki Kikuchi, Yuka Ueno, Sera Azuma and Karin Miyawaki pose at a press conference in Paris on Aug. 2, 2024, a day after winning the women's team foil bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-FENCING

(240801) -- PARIS, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fencers of Japan celebrate after winning the women's foil team bronze medal match of fencing between Canada and Japan at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 1, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencer Olena Kryvytska is pictured upon returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencer Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura who lost 13-14 to French athlete Auriane Mallo-Breton is pictured upon returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencer Vlada Kharkova is pictured upon returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencer Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura who lost 13-14 to French athlete Auriane Mallo-Breton is pictured upon returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencers Vlada Kharkova, Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura and Olena Kryvytska (L to R) answer reporters questions upon coming back from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencers Vlada Kharkova, Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura and Olena Kryvytska (L to R) pose for a photo on the platform of the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station upon coming back from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencer Vlada Kharkova is pictured upon returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencers Olena Kryvytska (3rd L), Vlada Kharkova (C) and Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura (3rd R) pose for a photo on the platform of the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station upon coming back from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencers Vlada Kharkova, Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura and Olena Kryvytska (L to R) answer reporters questions upon coming back from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian fencers return from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 1, 2024 - Ukrainian epee fencers Vlada Kharkova, Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura and Olena Kryvytska (L to R) pose for a photo upon coming back from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.