Publication date: 30 Jul 2025
About the World Fencing Championships
The World Fencing Championship is an annual competition in the sport, organized by the International Fencing Federation (FIE). Contestants take part in competitions in:
- foils;
- epee;
- sabres.
Official website of the International Fencing Federation
2027 Fencing World Championships
The World Adult Fencing Championships will be held from July 20 to 28, 2027 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This is the 16th FIE-sponsored tournament, approved in November 2024 — one of the key events in the qualification cycle for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The venue is the Humo Arena sports complex, fully equipped according to FIE standards: three halls, 31 pistes, a final arena for 14,000 spectators and an area for referees and broadcasts.
Who will participate in the tournament?
More than 1,000 athletes from more than 100 countries will take part in the World Cup. They will compete for medals in three main types of fencing.:
- Sword (individual and team competitions);
- Rapier (individual and team competitions);
- Sabre (individual and team competitions).
The tournament will bring together the best fencers in the world, including current champions, future stars and experienced veterans.
The favorites of the championship
France, Italy, the USA, Russia, Hungary, South Korea and China are traditionally considered favorites. These countries dominate the world championships and Olympic Games.
Leaders in various types of weapons
- Sword: In the men’s tournament, athletes from France and Italy, such as Roman Cannone and Gregory Clement, are considered the main contenders for victory. Among the women, Maria Obradovic (Serbia) and Ana Maria Popescu (Romania) are the favorites.
- Rapier: The representatives of the USA and Italy are strong in this discipline. The main stars are Lee Kiefer (USA) for women and Alessio Foconi (Italy) for men.
- Sabre: Athletes from Russia, Ukraine, Hungary and South Korea are among the strongest fencers. Sofia Pozdnyakova (Russia) and Olga Harlan (Ukraine) stand out among the applicants.
History of the World Fencing Championships
The first international fencing tournament took place in Paris in 1921. As the competitors came from different European countries, the status of the tournament was declared European.
In 1937, the FIE granted the tournament the status of the World Championship. At the same time, it admitted earlier tournaments as World Championships.
Epee competitions for men have been held since 1921 and for women since 1989.
Sabres events for men were introduced in 1922 and for women in 1999.
Men have been competing on foil since 1926. Women’s foil appeared in 1929.
In 1929, the first men’s team competitions – team foil competitions – took place. Team foil competitions for women have been held since 1932.
Fencing World Championships are not held during Olympic Games years.
Previous Championships results
At the moment, the results of the 2025 World Fencing Championships in Tbilisi (Georgia) The official medal standings by country have not yet been published.
| The year | Venue | Results/ Medal standings by country |
| 2023 | Milan, Italy | 1st place – Italy (gold – 4, silver – 4, bronze – 2);
2nd place – Hungary (gold – 3, silver – 0, bronze – 1); 3rd place – Japan (gold – 2, silver – 0, bronze – 2). |
| 2022 | Cairo, Egypt | 1st place – France (4 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze);
2nd place – South Korea (3 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze); 3rd place – Italy (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze). |
| 2019 | Budapest, Hungary | 1st place – Russia (3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze);
2nd place – France (2 gold, 3 silver, 0 bronze); 3rd place – South Korea (2 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze). |
2028 World Fencing Championships
It is not yet known where the next world fencing championship will be held. The exact dates of the competitions will also be announced later.
Keep an eye on the dates of fencing tournaments and other events in our Sports Events Calendar.
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