Episode 5 part 2: Results round up and athlete social media

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Sean and Gav take you for a spin through recent Grand Prix results: from the epee in Doha, to sabre in Cancun. Sean recommends you watch the Sabre, he was so impressed he takes back anything had he's said about the venue in the past. Meanwhile Gav tips the Koreans for the rest of the Mens Epee season. Before finishing the duo discuss what they like about athlete's us of social media. Show notes: (A couple of links were missed for part 1 and these are repeated below) Part 1 British Fencing loses its funding for the World Class Programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/38260939 Laurence Halsted writes in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2016/may/19/olympic-athletes-speak-out-politics-social-issues-laurence-halsted-fencer-rio-games Rio fails to auction off its Olympic venues http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/brazil-government-run-rios-olympic-park-venues-44373342 Part 2 International Fencing Federation (FIE) results http://fie.org/results-statistic FIE Rankings http://fie.org/results-statistic/ranking Doha Grand Prix women’s epee finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awdusw0dvUM Doha Grand Prix men’s epee finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS13bPQ6FE0 Cancun Grand Prix women’s sabre finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iod0kDTwQnE Cancun Grand Prix men’s sabre finals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4luj4sMF10 The Fencing Podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thefencingpodcast/ Check out who we follow