Team USA looks to start season off at the Challenge International de Paris

The world’s top fencers are off to Paris to compete in the first Men’s Foil World Cup event of the 2014-2015 season. Team USA carries the young guns poised to make a medal run in Rio at the 2016 Olympics. The path to the 2016 Games starts in Paris as the US team looks to repeat their team victory from 2013 and World Champion Miles Chamley-Watson aims to add another victory to his resume.

The weekend of January 18-19 mark the Challenge International de Paris – the flagship tournament for men’s foil. The event will take place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris . Last year Andrea Baldini (ITA) defeated Jeremy Cadot (FRA) 15-11 in the finals as Italy dominated with 5 of the top-8. The top US finish in 2013 was Alexander Massialas in 11th place. In last year’s team event, the USA took gold, defeating Germany in the finals 45-33. About the CIP Format: Competition over 2 days :

• Saturday, January 18 – Individual event (Quarter-finals begin at 4pm local time)
• Sunday, January 19 – Team event (Semifinals begin at 12:30)

Competition organized by the ETF , created in 1953 under the name ” Martini Challenge ” is a test of World Cup senior men’s foil , accounting for the international circuit. Find all the information about the event : www.escrime – cip.com

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