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2022 FIE Congress Decisions and Rule Changes
- By John Tison
- . December 17, 2022
Recent ratifications of proposals were decided by the FIE Congress, including a major change to the rules around Unwillingness to Fight. The FIE Congress met
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Andrasfi and France edge out Rodriguez, Korea in Bern Epee World Cup
- By John Tison
- . November 16, 2022
Hungary’s Tibor Andrasfi and the French team each won gold in Switzerland this weekend for the men’s epee events. Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 11-13 – Tibor
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Previewing the 2022/2023 FIE Fencing Season
- By John Tison
- . November 8, 2022
The international season is warming up and with the kick-off of the national season already underway and the first World Cups later in the week,
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China dominates dramatic IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Korea
- By Jon Aspin
- . October 20, 2019
At last month’s Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Cheongju, South Korea, Chinese athletes won 11 out of a possible 22 gold medals from seven days
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USA tops medal tally at the Veteran Fencing World Championships in Cairo
- By Jon Aspin
- . October 14, 2019
As the current generation of stars continued their build up to an Olympic season of international fencing, close to 700 veterans from 46 different federations