Fencing Comes to Milwaukee for Summer Nationals Tournament

Fencing comes to Milwaukee for Summer Nationals tournament

MILWAUKEE– About 6,000 fencers will be competing over the next few weeks to be a part of the largest fencing competing in the world. Phil Andrews, CEO of USA Fencing says the sport has become the second fastest growing sport in the U.S. right behind lacrosse and says the Summer Nationals tournament at the Baird Center will be free for members of the public to drop by and watch. “People don’t typically see fencing as a traditional American sport,…

World’s largest fencing tournament comes to Wisconsin

Last summer, downtown Milwaukee’s Baird Center hosted the Republican National Convention. This week, the convention center has hosted a very different scene — thousands of fencers competing in over 90 different fencing events. The post World’s largest fencing tournament comes to Wisconsin appeared first on WPR.