Fencing

— 10 November 2023

Fencing’s future in Africa

The 2023 World Championships showed it again, and the Paris 2024 Games should confirm it once more: Europe is still leading at a brisk pace, America is continuing its... Read more »

— 21 September 2023

Fencing, a sport for everyone

Only six years old and already ritualistic. Every year since 2017, fencing has celebrated its World Day all over the planet. It takes place on the second Saturday in... Read more »

— 23 August 2023

In fencing, helpers are a dime a dozen

Solidarity and support are no exception in the Olympic movement. They have become one of its pillars, a trend further reinforced by the health crisis. In fencing, the movement... Read more »

— 17 August 2023

In Milan, fencing sets a date for Paris 2024

The nature of the sport no doubt has a lot to do with it: fencing has a sense of timing. After making headlines with the case of Ukrainian athlete... Read more »

— 31 July 2023

Tensions rise between Moscow and Lausanne

The question of the presence of Russian athletes under neutral status at the Paris 2024 Games has still not been resolved. And according to Thomas Bach’s own forecasts, it... Read more »

— 28 July 2023

“We’ll never shake hands with them”

The decision is an important one. A decree issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Sport prohibiting its athletes from taking part in competitions involving Russian and/or Belarusian competitors was... Read more »

— 20 June 2023

Fencing warns against abuse

As the numerous scandals have shown, not all sports are equal when it comes to the risks of harassment and abuse. Some bear the full brunt. Others think they... Read more »

— 15 June 2023

Russia returns in style

On Wednesday June 14, the veil was lifted on the Russian squad for the European Individual Fencing Championships, scheduled for June 16-18, 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The squad is... Read more »

— 15 June 2023

Russia returns in style

On Wednesday 14 June, the veil was lifted on the Russian squad for the European Individual Fencing Championships, scheduled for 16-18 June 2023 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The squad is... Read more »

— 2 June 2023

European Championships moved to Plovdiv

It’s about time. With just over two weeks to go before the event, the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) announced in a press release that the European individual championships would... Read more »