News Summary:
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) extended its long-term partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on March 30, 2026, aiming to enhance fencing coverage and attract new audiences ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games (LA28). Previously, on March 28, Korea, led by world-ranked number one Sera Song, secured the women’s team épée gold in Astana, Kazakhstan, defeating the United States 45–35 in a field of twenty-three teams, with Song having also won gold in the individual competition. This followed an announcement on March 25 that over 800 elite sabre and epee fencers would compete across three World Cups: women’s and men’s epee in Astana, Kazakhstan; women’s sabre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; and men’s sabre in Budapest, Hungary. On March 24, the FIE confirmed it would host a roundtable in Rio de Janeiro as part of the upcoming Junior and Cadet World Championships, coinciding with Fencing for the Planet Day on April 11. Earlier, on March 22, Italy’s Guillaume Bianchi captured gold in Lima, Peru, in a men's field of 164, defeating Individual Neutral Athlete Kirill Borodachev 15–12 in the final, marking Bianchi’s second consecutive Grand Prix victory after his triumph in Turin, Italy, in February 2026.
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