US fencer Mariel Zagunis (L) fences agai

US fencer Mariel Zagunis (L) fences against Japan's Nakayama Seira during their Women's sabre bout as part of the fencing event of London 2012 Olympic games, on August 1, 2012 at the ExCel centre in London. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURATOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/GettyImages