2025 CADET & JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WUXI, CHINA

STAFFING

BF Staff Team

• Chef de Mission – Pat Aiyenuro
• Athlete Support (Physio) – TBC

ADP Coaches 

• Epee Coaching Team
• Foil Coaching Team
• Sabre Coaching Team

TRAVEL

Please read the generic instructions here.

Please complete the Emergency Travel Form here by 10th March 2025.

Flights to Wuxi will be centrally organised, with London as the expected departure point. Initial research indicates morning arrivals in Shanghai. To ensure sufficient event preparation and orientation time, the expected days before competition day would be two full days, plus the day of arrival.

This allows the fencer to recover from travel-related exhaustion, visit the venue, complete weapons control, sort out any kit issues and undertake final preparations before the competition.

Entry Points for this competition are below:

Example Travel Plan
02/04/25 – Arrive at the airport for morning departure.
03/04/25  – Morning arrival in China.
04/04/25 – Recovery Day.
05/04/25 – Junior Preparation Day, Cadet Recovery Day.
06/04/25 – Competition Day 1 – Junior Individual, Cadet Preparation Day.
07/04/25 – Competition Day 2 – Cadet Individual, Junior Recovery Day.
08/04/25 – Competition Day 3 – Junior Team, Cadet Recovery Day.
09/04/25 – Departure for home.  GBR Squad departs the team hotel by 11:00.

VISAS
Visas are required to travel to China; further information will follow when the competition information is available.

TEAM HOTEL

TBC

Based on the travel plan, hotel bookings will be for six nights in twin rooms.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3

All hotel rates are per room per night, including breakfast, based on entry and exit points.

SELECTION AND SELECTION POLICY

GBR Selection Policies and Procedures

Please see the selection announcement here

FINAL WORLD’s SQUAD

OFFICIAL TRACKSUIT

If you do not have the official tracksuit for the 2025 Senior European Championships, we will contact you to arrange the kit order.

More information about which tracksuit you need, vouchers and how to order additional kit here. 

As a reminder, under the FIE rules, the Official National Tracksuit must be worn in full on podiums. (No club tracksuits, cycling shorts, leggings etc)

PATCHES/LOGOS

You are responsible for ensuring your kit has the correct logos/patches and that your equipment meets FIE standards.

As part of the Leon Paul sponsorship arrangement terms, all athletes competing are required to wear a Leon Paul logo.

For more information read the GBR logos and patches instructions here.

ANTI-DOPING

There will be testing at the event.

Athletes are solely responsible for any banned substance they use, attempt to use, or that is found in their system, regardless of how it got there and whether or not they had an intention to cheat. Athletes must:

• Ensure they have TUEs in place if necessary
• Use the Global DRO portal to check medication
• Download the 100% me Clean Sport App (Apple, Android)

Please ensure you have met the relevant Athlete, Coach, Parent/Supporter Training mandatory requirements. 

AUTHORISED PERSONAL COACHES

ALL coaches must abide by the relevant BF policies, including GBR-Coaches-Policy-v1.6.pdf (britishfencing.com) and  http://britishfencing.com/uploads/files/coaches_code_of_conduct.pdf.

More info: GBR Major Events – Requirements for Personal Coaches

To request accreditation, Click Here
Deadline for applications: TBC

• being up to date on the coach register
• having met the qualification standard for selection
• having completed the UKAD Anti-Doping course and uploaded the certificate to Sport 80
• holding a valid EFC Licence.
• consistently demonstrating suitable coaching behaviours and are not currently being investigated
• having an up-to-date Coach Health Check – Personal Development Plan
• being the coach of a fencer in selection places 1-4

Coach Register (Overseas) 
Coach Register (UK)

ALL coaches must abide by the relevant BF policies and codes of conduct, including the GBR Coaches Code of Conduct.

More info: GBR Major Events – Requirements for Personal Coaches

CODES OF CONDUCT – BRITISH FENCING

GBR POLICIES – BRITISH FENCING

DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOUR

By accepting selection to represent GBR at any European and World Championships, you have already agreed to the British Fencing Codes of Conduct. Please act responsibly and sensibly, and understand that we are one collective team. Respect and support for your fellow team members are expected and reasonable. In addition, every squad member is supported by public funding and is likely to behave in a way that recognises the responsibilities that this brings. Funding to compete (whether from public or private sources) is not an entitlement, and we owe it to everyone who contributes to our participation to act as professionals and role models for our sport.

As a reminder, Cadet and Junior World Championships events are alcohol-free for the entire stay, and any athlete consuming alcohol should expect to serve a ban following the published sanctions. Parents and Personal Coaches attending events are expected to support athletes and are respectfully requested to refrain from consuming alcohol if they are in the company of athletes.

Any breach of the BF Code of Conduct may result in fines equivalent to any athlete subsidy paid by BF.

Safeguarding

FIE safeguarding officers will be present at the event, and the FIE  Safeguarding policy will be in place for all participants.

BF welfare policies and codes of conduct apply to athletes, coaches, parents and supporters associated with the GBR team.

Selected individuals and their companions must attend mandatory training.

SAFEGUARDING TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR GBR ATHLETES AND SUPPORTERS

Safeguarding and Welfare – Online training for parents and athletes can be accessed using the links below.

Parent Session

Athlete Session