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The 46th FIE Fencing World Cup began in October 2016 and concluded in July 2017 at the 2017 World Fencing Championships held in Leipzig.
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Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre ; each discipline uses a different kind of blade, which shares the same name, and employs its own rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one discipline. The modern sport gained prominence near the end of the 19th century and is based on the traditional skill set of swordsmanship. The Italian school altered the historical European martial art of classical fencing, and the French school later refined that system. Scoring points in a fencing competition is done by making contact with an opponent.
Irina Embrich, née Zamkovaja is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer. Embrich is the 2024 individual European champion, a two-time team European champion, and a 2017 team world champion. A two-time Olympian, Embrich is a 2021 team Olympic champion.
The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the International Fencing Federation. Contestants may participate in foil, épée, and sabre events.
Jung Jin-Sun is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, four-time team Asian champion, four-time individual Asian champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic bronze medalist.
Andrea Cassarà is an Italian left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual European champion, 2011 individual world champion, and three-time Olympics medalist.
Paolo Pizzo is an Italian right-handed épée fencer, two-time individual world champion, two-time Olympian, and 2016 team Olympic silver medalist.
Nicole Ross is an American foil fencer. Fencing for the Columbia Lions fencing team, she won the 2010 NCAA individual women's foil title, and was a three time All-American. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in individual women's foil, coming in 25th, while in the team event she and her teammates came in sixth. At the 2018 World Championships, she and Team USA won the gold medal in the women's team foil event.
Kim Jung-hwan is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer.
Gu Bon-gil is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer.
Áron Szilágyi is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. A five-time Olympian, Szilágyi is a three-time individual Olympic champion and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.
Yannick Borel is a French right-handed épée fencer.
Enzo Lefort is a French right-handed foil fencer.
Miles Chamley-Watson is a British-American right-handed foil fencer. He is a 13-time team Pan American champion, 2019 team world champion, 2013 individual world champion, three-time Olympian, and 2016 team Olympic bronze medalist.
Julia Beljajeva is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.
András Szatmári is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team European champion, 2017 individual world champion, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist.
Katrina Lehis is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual European champion, 2021 team Olympic champion, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist.
Adelina Rustemovna Zagidullina is a Russian right-handed foil fencer of Tatar origin. She is the two-time team European champion, two-time team world champion and 2021 team Olympic champion. Zagidullina has been married to her coach Egor Popov since 2007. She is a Russian Armed Forces athlete, and her clubs are the Central Sports Army Club [RUS], and the Ufa Fencing Sports School of Olympic Reserve [RUS].
Alessio Foconi is an Italian right-handed foil fencer and 2021 Olympian.
Oh Sang-uk is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer.
Alice Volpi is an Italian right-handed foil fencer, two-time team European champion, 2017 team world champion, 2018 and 2023 individual world champion, and 2020 team Olympic bronze medalist.
