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Fencing in Iran
Fencing was first introduced in Iran by Mir Mehdi Varzandeh and taught in the sports teachers' school. Then it was taught in the Nizam school of that time, which gradually expanded. In 1949, three young Iranians who had gone to Europe to study became familiar with fencing, and after returning…
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History of the sword and the sport of European fencing
The word sword consists of two parts: shim (sharp tail and claw) and lion (predator), and also means to draw out and sheathe. (In English, sword, in French, cloture, and fencing). The use of swords in wars has been widespread throughout the ancient world, and no specific country can be…
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The first Iranian in the Olympics
The first Iranian to compete in the Olympics (Paris 1900) was a fencer.
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