Martial Arts
Five Cards, One Direction: Vietnam's Team Kata Gold Was Decided Before They Stepped on the MatFive referees. Five cards. All five pointing the same way. In a team kata fin...
The Épée Bronze Ledger: One Last Touch at 42–41, Korea's 35–45, and Singapore's First Team MedalThe last touch landed at 42–41. In the women's team épée quarterfinal against...
Singapore's First Team Medal: The 42–41 Clutch and the Cold Truth of 35–45It was twenty past midnight in Cheras. The scoreboard on my laptop read 41–41...
42–41: A Fencing Bronze, a Classification Error, and the Quiet Ledger of the Asian GamesA bout sheet is not a result sheet. The result on Singapore's women's team ép...
42–41: The Touch That Drew a New Row on Asia's Fencing MapThe touch light flickered on and the board settled at 42–41. Three people on...
A Bronze and a Score That Doesn't Add Up: What Singapore Won in Team Épée — and What It Didn'tI live in the host city of these Asian Games. From Nagoya Station, the Aichi...
A Fencing Bronze and That 35–45 Against Korea: The Number Bigger Than Singapore's MedalI did not watch it live. When the women's team épée result from the Asian Gam...
