Regrettable fencing incident at the Olympic Games

From the Times: July 1, 1924

A regrettable incident marked this morning the opening phase of the final group of the Olympic Games foil team events at the Vélodrome d’Hiver. France was drawn against Italy and Belgium against Hungary. The captain of the French team was M. Lucien Gaudin, the great French amateur about whom there is not much to say except that he is incomparable.

He has completed the entire series of team foil matches so far without losing a single attack and with very few hits against him. There is always a great rivalry between the French and Italian fencing schools and the meeting attracted a large number of spectators.

The first round ended with a 3-1 victory in favor of France.