When and where did you begin this sport?

She began fencing at age seven.

Why this sport?

Her father competed in fencing at international level. She initially took up foil but her coach encouraged her to switch to epee. "He understood foil was not for me and very quickly he switched me to epee because I had this reflex of stretching my arm, which is an epee typical movement."

When and where did you begin this sport?

He took up the sport at age seven.

Why this sport?

His sister began practising fencing, so he wanted to do the same.

When and where did you begin this sport?

She began fencing at age six after seeing her father fence at a local competition. "My siblings and I thought the sport was strange and interesting-appearing, so my dad started teaching us the basics in our empty dining room and taking us to a club twice a week that was 1.5 hours away from where we lived."

Why this sport?

She and her brother and sister followed their father, Steve Kiefer, into the sport. "Growing up my dad decided that he wanted to take up fencing again. He hadn't picked up a foil in 10 or 15 years, and me and my siblings watched him compete at a local tournament. Then he asked if we wanted to try it, and we said yes. Twenty years later I'm still doing it."

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began fencing at age seven at his father's club in San Francisco, CA, United States of America.

Why this sport?

"My father was an Olympian in fencing. When he set up his own club, I wanted to start right away."

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport at age eight and began competing in 2010.

Why this sport?

She followed her sister into the sport.

When and where did you begin this sport?

He began fencing at age 13.

Why this sport?

"This sport is the sport of my family. My father, my brother - they were all engaged in fencing. And I also really wanted to be on a par with them. At first I played football, but once I happened to be at the Georgian fencing championship, and I liked what my brother and father did. It was love at first sight."