Fencing may be one of the Olympics’ oldest events, but three-time Olympian Miles Chamley-Watson says it urgently needs a reboot, hoping his new World Fencing League (WFL) will drag the sport into the modern entertainment age.
The British-born American will unveil the league in Los Angeles in April 2026, complete with cinematic broadcasts and cutting-edge blade-tracking technology that turns lightning-fast sword work into real-time visuals.
“Why is fencing not on TV? It’s simple, people do not understand what is going on,” Chamley-Watson said. “Even my mother doesn’t know what’s going on because it’s just two lights. This tech is going to change the entire sport forever.”
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