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Sarra Besbes, 23, fencer, Tunisia. "I have three sisters and one brother, all fencers. It's not like real life, where you don't always get chances to excel. Fencing is my strong suit. My weapon is the épée. It is about intelligence and patience, finding your opponent's weakness. Although a combat sport, it's still a very feminine sport," she says, as quoted by the Financial Times.