Martial Arts
42–41 in Nagoya: Singapore's First Épée Team Medal and the Ten-Touch Wall
Ten Touches From Korea: The Number Nobody Is Reading in Singapore's Épée Bronze
42–41 and 35–45: The Ten Touches Hidden Inside Singapore's Épée Bronze
The Sword Is Not a Martial Art: Two Numbers Hidden Inside Singapore's Épée Bronze
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: The Ten Touches Hidden Inside Singapore's Épée Bronze42–41. When the final touch of the overtime lit up the scoring box, none of...
Martial ArtsThe Sword Is Not a Martial Art: Two Numbers Hidden Inside Singapore's Épée Bronze42–41. I did not watch it live. I sat in front of a buffering stream at 3 a.m...
Martial Arts42–41 in Nagoya: Singapore's First Épée Team Medal and the Ten-Touch WallA September afternoon inside the Aichi Sky Expo. On the mat, the fencers'...
Martial Arts42–41 and 45: Singapore's Épée Bronze, an Unfinished Score Sheet, and the True Measure of a Sporting LadderThe scoreboard read 42–41. Time had expired, priority overtime, and Singapore...
Martial ArtsThe Quiet Rhythm of the Épée: Singapore's First Bronze, and a Sword Filed on the Wrong DeskAt four in the morning the file landed on my desk, stamped "combat sports." I...
Martial ArtsTen Touches From Korea: The Number Nobody Is Reading in Singapore's Épée BronzeThe last touch on Strip Four lit the board at 42–41, and the camera operator...
Martial Arts42–41 and 35–45: The Ledger Behind Singapore's Épée Bronze That Nobody ReadThe touch that landed on Table 4 at the Aichi Sky Expo was not simply a touch...
Martial ArtsBlades in a Boxing Ledger: Singapore's Épée Bronze and the Ten-Touch BillHook At the Aichi Sky Expo table the final touch landed, and I was on my...
Martial ArtsThe Ledger of One Touch: What Singapore's Asian Games Fencing Medal Records, and Which Column Stays BlankThree in the morning in Bangkok. The phone is propped against a coffee cup, a...