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Road to Rio: Mens Epee Qualification Update

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One team needed to step up to ensure qualification. Check out the Men’s Team Epee standings with one qualifying event to go.

 Photo by Augusto Bizzi, FIE

Italy will qualify for Men's Team Epee as European teams clash for a qualification spot. One team needed to step up this weekend and unsurprisingly ITALY's superb team win in Heidenheim has confirmed that they will qualify for the Olympic Games alongside FRANCE and UKRAINE. RUSSIA and SWITZERLAND are within 1 point of each other for the race between the 4th and 5th … [Read more...] about Road to Rio: Mens Epee Qualification Update

Rio 2016 Qualification – Epee Preview for Heidenheim and Barcelona

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Rio 2016 Qualification Standings Team Epee Jan 2016

Current standings for Men’s and Women’s Team Epee for Rio 2016. Competition continues this Sunday (Jan 24th) in Heidenheim and Barcelona.

 The qualification standings for the Epee Team events before this weekend's team tournaments.

Men’s and Women’s Epee Preview before Heidenheim and Barcelona: (PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FENCING FRIENDS) This is a regular update column from David Baker who has been maintaining a tracking list of the points earned by individuals and teams for Olympic Fencing Qualification. You can read how fencers and teams qualify for the Olympic Games in our Road to Rio Primer. As we saw … [Read more...] about Rio 2016 Qualification – Epee Preview for Heidenheim and Barcelona

Road to Rio 2016: Women’s Foil after Gdansk – Shaito likely qualifies

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Medalists for 2016 Gdansk Womens Foil World Cup - Photo via FIE
World #3 Arianna Errigo beat Aida Shanaeva 15-8 in the finals The bronze medals went to world champion Inna Deriglazova (RUS) and Martina Batini (ITA). - Photo courtesy FIE

Women's Foil after Gdansk World Cup: (PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FENCING FRIENDS) Aida SHANAEVA (RUS) started the weekend outside of the top 2 Russian places - winning the silver medal has propelled her into the qualification places ahead of compatriot Laris KOROBEYNIKOVA (RUS). The bronze medal won by Martina BATINI (ITA) will all be in vain, due to consistently good form from … [Read more...] about Road to Rio 2016: Women’s Foil after Gdansk – Shaito likely qualifies

Road to Rio: Men’s Foil after the CIP

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Dominating performances by the US team puts them in a lock for Olympic Qualification for Rio.

 Race Imboden won the 2016 CIP

Men's Foil Individual after the Challenge International de Paris World Cup: Most of the qualification places for Rio will be decided through the team rankings, but those team rankings also have a major impact on which individuals will qualify. (We'll discuss the team events below.) Yuki OTA (JPN) leads the board and will be the only Japanese fencer in Men's Foil unless … [Read more...] about Road to Rio: Men’s Foil after the CIP

Rio 2016 Qualification: Mens Foil December Update

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Mens Foil 2016 Qualification as of December 15th
Men's Foil Update via David Baker

The Road to Rio takes Men's Foil to the Kocaeli satellite event in Turkey: Whilst we're waiting for Women's Sabre to finish a satellite with 38 entries over two days, I can update you on the final Men's Foil competition of the year - a satellite in Turkey. Not many big names were in attendance, Rene PRANZ (AUT) taking gold from Tomer OR (ISR), but both those guys are … [Read more...] about Rio 2016 Qualification: Mens Foil December Update