Is there any other sport in which it’s even theoretically possible to carry a cell phone in the middle of competing? Archery comes to mind, as long as the phone is on airplane mode. Maybe in equestrian? Curling?
I would not have guessed fencing. But here you go: France’s Enzo Lefort was in the middle of a bout against German fencer Peter Joppich when his phone popped out and landed on the floor.
I haven’t seen an explanation as to why he had his cell on him, but I do wish Joppich had hit it in such a way as to create a unintended, gibberish-filled tweet.