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Cadet & Junior Fencing World Championships

March 23, 2016 No comments yet

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

July 9, 2015 No comments yet

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