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FIE Fencing Grand Prix
Fencing has become one of the most vibrant and dynamic sports in the Olympic Movement. Exciting new technology and compelling presentation have made the sport fast, fun and more telegenic than ever before.
Major broadcasters already recognise this, handing primetime slots to Olympic fencing in the United States, France, Italy, Russia, the United Kingdom and dozens of other territories. Many national broadcasters are on board with multiyear broadcast deals for the FIE Fencing Grand Prix and World Fencing Championships.
With a rich and colourful history and a heritage based on sportsmanship, respect and discipline, fencing brings together the perfect elements for brand association and identity. The FIE is the TV rights holder for all official fencing competitions.
Now in its second year, the FIE Fencing Grand Prix series has taken root as fencing’s flagship regularseason competition. Taking in nine iconic cities around the world, the Grand Prix is a travelling exhibition of fencing at its explosive best.
FIE Sport Director Krisztian Kulcsar said: “The Grand Prix Series proved to us in its inaugural season that it has huge potential to showcase our sport as the truly spectacular entertainment that it is.
With the extremely good locations and the latest innovations in TV production, we are in a position to offer broadcasters something new and exciting, which is a rarity in this day and age. The fact that we have already signed several multi-year broadcast deals is a clear indicator that viewer appetite for world-class fencing is big and growing all the time.”
The 2016-17 calendar:
• Turin, Italy
2-4 December 2016
Men's and Women’s Foil
• Doha, Qatar
9-11 December 2016
Men's and Women’s Epee
• Cancun, Mexico
16-18 December 2016
Men's and Women’s Sabre
• Long Beach, USA
18-19 March 2017
Men's and Women’s Foil
• Budapest, Hungary
24-26 March 2017
Men's and Women’s Epee
• Seoul, South Korea
31 March-1 April 2017
Men's and Women’s Sabre
• Shanghai, China
19-21 May 2017
Men's and Women’s Foil
• Bogota, Colombia
26-28 May 2017
Men's and Women’s Epee
• Moscow, Russia
2-4 June 2017
Men's and Women’s Sabre
