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FIE Equipment Requirements for Foil in 2008 |
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Written by Craig Harkins
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
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The FIE, at their Congress in Madrid on November 24-25, has changed the equipment requirements for Senior competitions in foil to require the transparent "visor" masks and wireless scoring system after January 1st, 2008.
As of January 1, 2008 - Wireless apparatus and masks with transparent visors will be mandatory in the following men's and women's foil competitions:
- Individual events: Grand Prix, World Championships, and Olympic
Games - from the 32 forward
- Team Events at World Cups and World Championships from the top 4 or
8 teams forward
- Team events at the Olympic Games - for the entire competition
The fie transparent masks are available from several leading fencing equipment suppliers. |
