2025 World Fencing Championships
| 2025 World Fencing Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–30 July |
| Host city | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Venue | Olympic Palace |
2026 → | |
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| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The 2025 World Fencing Championships were held from 22 to 30 July 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia.[1]
Schedule
Twelve events were held.[2]
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 22 July | Women's épée qualification |
| Men's foil qualification | |
| 23 July | Women's épée |
| Men's foil | |
| 24 July | Women's foil qualification |
| Men's sabre qualification | |
| 25 July | Women's team épée qualification |
| Men's team foil qualification | |
| Women's foil | |
| Men's sabre | |
| 26 July | Men's épée qualification |
| Women's sabre qualification | |
| Women's team épée | |
| Men's team foil | |
| 27 July | Women's team foil qualification |
| Men's team sabre qualification | |
| Women's sabre | |
| Men's épée | |
| 28 July | Women's team foil |
| Men's team sabre | |
| 29 July | Men's team épée qualification |
| Women's team sabre qualification | |
| 30 July | Men's team épée |
| Women's team sabre |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Georgia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | .png){kind=small} United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Georgia* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Hungary | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 42 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |
Koki Kano Japan
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Gergely Siklósi Hungary
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Masaru Yamada Japan
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| Nikita Koshman Ukraine
| |||
| Team épée |
Japan Seiya Asami Koki Kano Akira Komata Masaru Yamada |
Hungary Tibor Andrásfi Zsombor Keszthelyi Máté Tamás Koch Gergely Siklósi |
Kazakhstan Ruslan Kurbanov Elmir Alimzhanov Kirill Prokhodov Vadim Sharlaimov |
| Individual foil |
Ryan Choi Hong Kong
|
Kirill Borodachev Individual Neutral Athletes |
Gergő Szemes Hungary
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| Maxime Pauty France
| |||
| Team foil |
Italy Guillaume Bianchi Alessio Foconi Filippo Macchi Tommaso Marini |
United States Nick Itkin Bryce Louie Alexander Massialas Gerek Meinhardt |
Hungary Dániel Dósa Andor Mihályi Gergő Szemes Gergely Tóth |
| Individual sabre |
Sandro Bazadze Georgia
|
Jean-Philippe Patrice France
|
Ahmed Hesham Egypt
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| Luca Curatoli Italy
| |||
| Team sabre |
Italy Luca Curatoli Michele Gallo Matteo Neri Pietro Torre |
Hungary Csanád Gémesi Nikolász Iliász Krisztián Rabb Áron Szilágyi |
Romania Vlad Covaliu George Dragomir Radu Nițu Răzvan Ursachi |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual épée |
Vlada Kharkova Ukraine
|
Katrina Lehis Estonia
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Irina Embrich Estonia
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| Song Se-ra South Korea
| |||
| Team épée |
France Marie-Florence Candassamy Alexandra Louis-Marie Lauren Rembi Éloïse Vanryssel |
Individual Neutral Athletes Milen Bavuge Khabimana Iana Bekmurzova Aizanat Murtazaeva Kristina Yasinskaya |
South Korea Kim Hyang-eun Lee Hye-in Lim Tae-hee Song Se-ra |
| Individual foil |
Lee Kiefer United States
|
Pauline Ranvier France
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Anna Cristino Italy
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| Martina Favaretto Italy
| |||
| Team foil |
United States Emily Jing Lee Kiefer Jaelyn Liu Lauren Scruggs |
France Anita Blaze Éva Lacheray Morgane Patru Pauline Ranvier |
Italy Anna Cristino Arianna Errigo Martina Favaretto Alice Volpi |
| Individual sabre |
Yana Egorian Individual Neutral Athletes |
Zuzanna Cieślar Poland
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Pan Qimiao China
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| Alina Komashchuk Ukraine
| |||
| Team sabre |
France Sara Balzer Faustine Clapier Sarah Noutcha Toscane Tori |
South Korea Choi Se-bin Jeon Ha-young Kim Jeong-mi Seo Ji-yeon |
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
- ^ "FIE Congress Concludes with Key Decisions". eurofencing.info. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 7. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Довірена особа Путіна візьме участь у чемпіонаті світу з фехтування". glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Скандал на ЧС з фехтування: серед "нейтралок" - майор армії РФ". korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "«Допустили армію на чемпіонат світу»: FIE внесла до змагальної заявки майора, прапорщика та лейтенанта РФ". Tribuna.com (in Ukrainian). 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Fencers urge federation to reinstate checks on 'neutral' Russian, Belarusian athletes". Reuters (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2025.
- ^ "В Тбилиси провели акцию протеста у отеля, где живут российские фехтовальщики, приехавшие на чемпионат мира". Meduza (in Russian). 27 July 2025.
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