OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992 - Round-Up: Fencing
MONEY is rarely an issue in the cloistered world of fencing, but the Unified Team are threatening not to play in today's team epee competition unless they get the cash - a total of dollars 10,000 ( pounds 5,200) - they were promised for becoming world champions last year. A Unified Team spokesman said: 'These days money is far from the last thing on our minds. But Barcelona is not the place to solve this problem.'
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