Venezuela's fencer Ruben Limardo, left, holds up a replica of a sword once used by South American independence hero Simon Bolivar during a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, presented the country's highest honor, the Order of the Liberator, and the replica to Limardo after he won a gold medal at the London Olympics. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)