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Mayhem on the Red Piste: The US Women’s Fencing Team’s Olympic Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight - Outside the Rio Spotlight #5 - cover

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Mayhem on the Red Piste: The US Women’s Fencing Team’s Olympic Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight - Outside the Rio Spotlight #5

Maria Kaj

Publisher: Maria Kaj

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The U.S. women’s sabre team came into the Rio Olympics with high hopes but also facing some controversy. Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim-American Olympian to wear a hijab, had received both praise and criticism for her groundbreaking appearance and her candid opinions. Fencing along with Mariel Zagunis, America’s fencing legend, Muhammad joined a foursome battling for a medal among tough international teams from Russia and Italy. Their journey through the Olympics, told in the style of 16 Days of Glory, details the 2016 fencing tournament which tested their mettle as individuals and their ability to represent diversity and teamwork at its finest. (10,000 words)
Available since: 08/15/2017.

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