Hangzhou 2023

Fencing has its roots in ancient sword fighting. As a sport, it began in the 17th century when the ‘foil’ – a sword with a flattened tip - was invented as a practice weapon to help duellers prepare for their deadly contests. A set of rules was soon developed, followed by wire-mesh face masks, which made it a safe activity.

List of events

• men

  1. TEAM FOIL

  2. TEAM SABRE

  3. TEAM EPEE

  4. INDIVIDUAL FOIL

  5. INDIVIDUAL SABRE

  6. INDIVIDUAL EPEE

• women

  1. TEAM FOIL

  2. TEAM SABRE

  3. TEAM EPEE

  4. INDIVIDUAL FOIL

  5. INDIVIDUAL SABRE

  6. INDIVIDUAL EPEE