Word: swordsmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...disturbances. More than 400 people, most of them Iranians, died during the violent clashes, leading to a break in diplomatic relations between the two countries the following year. Last week the Saudis demonstrated their resolve to punish disrupters of the hajj. In the largest public execution in recent years, swordsmen in Mecca publicly beheaded 16 Kuwaiti citizens for detonating bombs in Mecca last July...
...Harvard men's and women's fencing teams next see action in February against Princeton. The swordsmen (3-2 overall, 1-1 Ivy) and swordswomen (4-1 overall, 1-1 Ivy) each ended the first portion of their seasons with three victories against one defeat two weeks ago in New York...
Both teams stabbed at sweet victory on Sunday, sweeping to three victories apiece. The swordsmen edged Brown, 14-13, MIT, 15-12, and Stanford...
...Epee swordsmen Captain Jim O'Neill and Adam Weintraub dominated, each winning all three of their bouts and contributing to the 8-1 slaughter in the epee event--Harvard's long-standing warhorse. Foil contenders finished with a 5-4 score and sabre contenders, who are a notably young but promising group, won four out of nine bouts...
...Crimson rebounded yesterday after barely defeating MIT Tuesday night, 14-13, a match Harvard swordsmen said they staggered through...