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France, Hungary, Ukraine and Italy share the honours on Day 2 of the 49th WMC Fencing

VESZPRÉM (HUN) – The 49th CISM World Military Fencing Championship continued on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, with a packed second day of competition at the One Veszprém Arena. Four titles were decided across individual and team events, with France and host nation Hungary taking the individual honours before Ukraine and Italy emerged victorious in the first team competitions of the championship.

In the Women’s Épée, France’s Eloise Vanryssel captured the world military title after a strong run through the elimination rounds. The French fencer defeated compatriot Camille Nabeth 15-14 in the quarterfinal before overcoming Ukraine’s Vlada Kharkova 15-10 in the semifinal. She then completed her campaign by defeating Italy’s Nicol Foietta 15-8 in the final.

Foietta took silver for Italy, while Switzerland’s Angeline Favre and Ukraine’s Vlada Kharkova shared the bronze medals. Romania’s Emma Ecaterina Sont completed the top five, followed by Italy’s Gaia Caforio, Ukraine’s Inna Brovko and France’s Camille Nabeth.

The Men’s Foil competition brought a home victory and one of the highlights of the day for the Hungarian delegation. Daniel Dosa claimed the gold medal in front of the home crowd, defeating France’s Wallerand Roger 15-9 in the final. Dosa had earlier overcome Poland’s Andrzej Rzadkowski 15-13 and Italy’s Davide Filippi 15-10 on his way through the tableau.

Roger therefore took silver for France, while Italy’s Mattia De Cristofaro and France’s Rafael Savin shared the bronze medals. Davide Filippi of Italy finished fifth, ahead of Germany’s Luis Klein, Poland’s Michal Siess and Germany’s Henrik Barby. Hungary also placed Gergely Toth 11th, Erik Korom 19th and Daniel Zsigmond 23rd.

The afternoon programme shifted the focus to the team competitions, where Ukraine confirmed its strength in Men’s Épée. After placing three fencers on the individual podium on Monday, the Ukrainian team of Ievgen Makiienko, Volodymyr Stankevych, Roman Svichkar and Yan Sych returned to the piste determined to add the team crown to an already impressive championship.

Ukraine opened its campaign with a commanding 45-25 victory over Canada before facing Italy in the semifinals. The Italians had earned their place in the last four with a 45-26 victory over Brazil, but Ukraine maintained its momentum and prevailed 45-35 to reach the final.

The other half of the tableau produced considerably more drama. Hungary defeated Switzerland 45-37 to reach the semifinals, while South Korea overcame Poland 45-35. The semifinal between the host nation and the Korean team then went down to the finest of margins, with South Korea edging Hungary 39-38 to secure a place in the gold medal match.

In the final, Ukraine took control against South Korea and gradually built a decisive advantage. Roman Svichkar delivered the final touches as Ukraine completed a 45-30 victory to claim the world military team title. South Korea earned silver, while Hungary secured bronze in front of the home crowd. Italy finished fourth, followed by Switzerland, Brazil, Poland and Canada.

Italy concluded the day with another impressive performance in the Women’s Sabre team event. The Italian trio of Alessia Di Carlo, Michaela Landi and Manuela Spica entered as the top-seeded team and advanced directly to the semifinals, where Brazil awaited after defeating Canada 45-25. Italy proved equally convincing, winning 45-25 to book its place in the final.

On the other side of the draw, France defeated Poland 45-36 to set up a France-Italy showdown for gold. The Italians quickly established the upper hand in the final and steadily extended their advantage. Alessia Di Carlo, Michaela Landi and Manuela Spica combined effectively throughout the nine bouts, with Spica completing the contest as Italy sealed a 45-31 victory. Italy therefore claimed the Women’s Sabre team world military title, with France taking silver and Poland bronze. Brazil finished fourth and Canada fifth.

The results completed a highly international second competition day, with the four titles shared between France, Hungary, Ukraine and Italy.

Competition continues on Wednesday, 30 September, with four more events on the programme at the One Veszprém Arena. The individual Women’s Foil and Men’s Sabre competitions will both begin at 09:00, before attention turns once again to the team events in the afternoon. From 13:00, the Men’s Foil team and Women’s Épée team competitions will get underway, offering another opportunity for the leading nations to add to their medal tallies as the championship enters its third day.

(Source: CISM Media & Communication Department - Pictures: Tamás Kovács (HM Zrínyi))

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