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Cadet & Junior Fencing World Championships

Foil fencing

The world’s top young fencers will compete at the 2016 Cadet & Junior Fencing World Championships this April in Bourges, France. Young fencers from dozens of countries will descend on Bourges, as they compete for medals in a total of 19 disciplines. The event will feature junior men’s and women’s foil, epee and sabre for... Read More

2015 World Fencing Championships in Moscow

Fencing - Imboden_v_Baldini_pools_Master_de_fleuret_2013

The world’s first known reference to swordplay as “fencing” was in William Shakespeare’s Merry Lives of Windsor, published in 1602: “Alas sir, I cannot fence.” Since that humble mention, fencing has become an internationally recognized sport with competitions held world-wide, as well as a recreational sport that attracts all ages. Fencing made its Olympic debut... Read More