Asian Fencing Championships

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Asian Fencing Championships is the fencing zonal championship organized by the Asian Fencing Confederation for the Asia-Oceania zone. The first Asian Fencing Championships was held in 1973 in Tehran, however, fencing in the continent did not proceed actively enough. The tournament restarted in 1989 and it has been held annually since 2007. It awards points for the Fencing World Cup.

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 YearHost
1973 State Flag of Iran (1964).svg Tehran, Iran
 YearHost
1 1989 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China
2 1991 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 1993 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tokyo, Japan
4 1995 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Seoul, South Korea
5 1997 Flag of Iran.svg Tehran, Iran (Men)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing, China (Women)
6 1999 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing, China
7 2001 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand
8 2003 Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai, [1] [2] Thailand
9 2004 Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila, Philippines
10 2005 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
11 2007 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nantong, China
12 2008 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand
13 2009 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha, Qatar
14 2010 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Seoul, South Korea
15 2011 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
16 2012 Flag of Japan.svg Wakayama, Japan
17 2013 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
18 2014 Flag of South Korea.svg Suwon, South Korea
19 2015 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
20 2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuxi, China
21 2017 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
22 2018 Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok, Thailand
23 2019 Flag of Japan.svg Chiba, Japan
24 2022 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea
25 2023 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wuxi, China

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