FIE CALENDAR UPDATE – SWS, SMF, SWE,SME, JWF, JMF, JME, JMS, JWS

News post created – September 26th 2023

FIE calendar updates include: JME Athens 16-17/12 replaces Heraklion, JMS/JWS Istanbul replaces Sosnowiec, JWF new location Tbilisi, JMF date changes for Havana and Zagreb.

The latest FIE calendar published on 26th September  can be found in full here.

Please note the following updates in the calendar 2023-2024:

• Junior Men’s Epee WC on 16-17 of December 2023 moved from Heraklion (Gre)  to Athens (Gre)
• Junior Men’s Foil will be held in Havana (CUB) on 2-3 of December 2023
• Junior Men’s Foil world cup will be held in Zagreb (CRO) on 3-4 of February 2024
• Junior Women’s Foil world cup on 17-18 of February 2024 new location confirmed  Tbilisi (GEO)
• Junior Men’s /Women’s Sabre  world cup on 1-3 of December 2023  new location confirmed  Istanbul (TUR)
• Men’s Foil world cup held in Tokyo (JPN) on 7-10 of December 2023 new location confirmed  Tokoname (JPN)
• Men’s/women’s GP held in Anaheim (USA) on 15-17 of March 2024 new location confirmed  Washington DC (USA) 
• Women’s Sabre world cup held in Hammamet on 17-19 of May 2024  new location confirmed Plovdiv (BUL)  
• Men’s / Women’s epee GP in Doha (QAT) new date and will be held on 29-31 of January  2024
• Senior Women’s and Men’s Epee Satellite on 7-8 October 2023 moved to moved to Lima, (PER) instead of cancelled Mexico City (MEX)

The competitions have been added to the BF Master Calendar.

Please note that changes may still occur – all calendars (FIE, EFC and BF) will be subject to change, and in some cases this may happen at very short notice due to circumstances outside of BF’s control.

The Selection Point date is where the ranking data is locked and the selection process begins. See the GBR Selection Timelines here.

Nomination & selection timescales may be compressed – selections for nominated international competitions are traditionally scheduled six weeks from the competition date. BF reserves the right to use shorter notice periods for some selections where the necessary information is not available (for example, we may not have received the reglements/official information, the date of competition has changed, a competition is cancelled and a replacement is scheduled earlier).

General Reminders for all EFC events

Entry & Exit Requirements – athletes and parents need to review the requirements to enter those respective countries. Athletes and parents are also required to ensure they understand the requirements to return to the UK or their respective countries.

EFC Licenses will need to be purchased via the BF membership platform. This is a requirement to enter into these events. For more information click here.

Passport expiration dates should be checked to ensure that the country the athletes are visiting will allow them to enter with a sufficient length.

More details regarding international travel responsibilities can be found here.

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