2025 World Fencing Championships

Last updated
2025 World Fencing Championships
Dates22–30 July
Host city Tbilisi, Georgia
Venue Olympic Palace
2026

The 2025 World Fencing Championships were held from 22 to 30 July 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia. [1]

Contents

Schedule

Twelve events were held. [2]

DateRound
22 JulyWomen's épée qualification
Men's foil qualification
23 JulyWomen's épée
Men's foil
24 JulyWomen's foil qualification
Men's sabre qualification
25 JulyWomen's team épée qualification
Men's team foil qualification
Women's foil
Men's sabre
26 JulyMen's épée qualification
Women's sabre qualification
Women's team épée
Men's team foil
27 JulyWomen's team foil qualification
Men's team sabre qualification
Women's sabre
Men's épée
28 JulyWomen's team foil
Men's team sabre
29 JulyMen's team épée qualification
Women's team sabre qualification
30 JulyMen's team épée
Women's team sabre

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Georgia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 2316
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2103
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2046
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2013
Individual Neutral Athletes 1203
5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1023
6Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia*1001
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1001
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0336
9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0123
10Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0112
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0101
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0011
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0011
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0011
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 0011
Totals (15 entries)12121842

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual épée
details
Koki Kano
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Gergely Siklósi
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Masaru Yamada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Nikita Koshman
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Team épée
details
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Seiya Asami
Koki Kano
Akira Komata
Masaru Yamada
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tibor Andrásfi
Zsombor Keszthelyi
Máté Tamás Koch
Gergely Siklósi
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Ruslan Kurbanov
Elmir Alimzhanov
Kirill Prokhodov
Vadim Sharlaimov
Individual foil
details
Ryan Choi
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Kirill Borodachev
Individual Neutral Athletes
Gergő Szemes
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Maxime Pauty
Flag of France.svg  France
Team foil
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Guillaume Bianchi
Alessio Foconi
Filippo Macchi
Tommaso Marini
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Nick Itkin
Bryce Louie
Alexander Massialas
Gerek Meinhardt
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Dániel Dósa
Andor Mihályi
Gergő Szemes
Gergely Tóth
Individual sabre
details
Sandro Bazadze
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Jean-Philippe Patrice
Flag of France.svg  France
Ahmed Hesham
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Luca Curatoli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team sabre
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Luca Curatoli
Michele Gallo
Matteo Neri
Pietro Torre
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Csanád Gémesi
Nikolász Iliász
Krisztián Rabb
Áron Szilágyi
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Vlad Covaliu
George Dragomir
Radu Nițu
Răzvan Ursachi

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual épée
details
Vlada Kharkova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Katrina Lehis
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Irina Embrich
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Song Se-ra
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Team épée
details
Flag of France.svg  France
Marie-Florence Candassamy
Alexandra Louis-Marie
Lauren Rembi
Éloïse Vanryssel
Individual Neutral Athletes
Milen Bavuge Khabimana
Iana Bekmurzova
Aizanat Murtazaeva
Kristina Yasinskaya
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Kim Hyang-eun
Lee Hye-in
Lim Tae-hee
Song Se-ra
Individual foil
details
Lee Kiefer
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pauline Ranvier
Flag of France.svg  France
Anna Cristino
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Martina Favaretto
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Team foil
details
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Emily Jing
Lee Kiefer
Jaelyn Liu
Lauren Scruggs
Flag of France.svg  France
Anita Blaze
Éva Lacheray
Morgane Patru
Pauline Ranvier
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Anna Cristino
Arianna Errigo
Martina Favaretto
Alice Volpi
Individual sabre
details
Yana Egorian
Individual Neutral Athletes
Zuzanna Cieślar
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Pan Qimiao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Alina Komashchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Team sabre
details
Flag of France.svg  France
Sara Balzer
Faustine Clapier
Sarah Noutcha
Toscane Tori
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Choi Se-bin
Jeon Ha-young
Kim Jeong-mi
Seo Ji-yeon
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Sugár Katinka Battai
Renáta Katona
Liza Pusztai
Luca Szűcs

Controversies

Some Russian fencers were allowed to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes despite being members of Russian military, which contradicts IOC's recommendation. According to Ukrainian media, among athletes who are members of the Russian Armed Forces were lieutenant Yana Egorian, eventual World champion, major and Putin's authorized representative during the 2024 elections Sofya Velikaya, and warrant officer Olga Nikitina. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] More than 440 fencers from 40 countries signed a petition to FIE to reinstate rigorous background checks on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing as neutrals. [8]

Protest actions were held in front of the hotel Russian fencers were staying. The protesters called them "Russian pigs" and exploded fireworks. [9]

References

  1. "FIE Congress Concludes with Key Decisions". eurofencing.info. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. "Офіційна заява ФФУ з приводу допуску до чемпіонату світу-2025 спортсменів у "нейтральному статусі", які є представниками ЦСКА рф і мають військові звання". National Fencing Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian).
  4. "Довірена особа Путіна візьме участь у чемпіонаті світу з фехтування". glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
  5. "Скандал на ЧС з фехтування: серед "нейтралок" - майор армії РФ". korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
  6. "Майора російської армії випускають на фехтувальну доріжку: Світова федерація фехтування дозволила участь росіян і білорусів у чемпіонаті світу". depo.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
  7. "«Допустили армію на чемпіонат світу»: FIE внесла до змагальної заявки майора, прапорщика та лейтенанта РФ". Tribuna.com (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
  8. "Fencers urge federation to reinstate checks on 'neutral' Russian, Belarusian athletes". Reuters (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2025.
  9. "В Тбилиси провели акцию протеста у отеля, где живут российские фехтовальщики, приехавшие на чемпионат мира". Meduza (in Russian). 27 July 2025.