Jul 22, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Gerek Meinhardt of the United States (left) fences Alexander Massialas of the United States in the men’s fencing individual foil final during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Looking to fill a rare gap on its medal shelf, Team USA is sending the strongest fencing squad in memory to Rio, helped along by a generation of Olympic elders that has expanded the sport's frontiers.
Of the five sports contested in every summer Olympics, fencing is the only one where U.S. men have not won gold.
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