Fencing competitions at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore consisted of three Cadet Male individual events, three Cadet Female individual events and one team event including both genders and all 3 weapons: épée, foil and saber. 78 fencers from 36 nations were competing. The venue was located at the International Convention Centre (ICC).[1]
Fencing was one of the five sports that was continually featured at the Olympics since Athens in 1896; the others being athletics, swimming, cycling and gymnastics.
Schedule
Event Date
Event Day
Approx. Duration
Starting Time
Event Details
15 August
Sunday
11:00 hrs
9:30 am
Men's Sabre
11:00 hrs
12:00 pm
Women's Foil
16 August
Monday
11:00 hrs
12:00 pm
Men's Épée
11:00 hrs
9:30 am
Women's Sabre
17 August
Tuesday
13:15 hrs
9:00 am
Men's Foil
13:15 hrs
1:00 pm
Women's Épée
18 August
Wednesday
6:45 hrs
9:00 am
Mixed Team Fencing
Qualifications
FIE Qualifications After 2010 Baku Cadet World Championships
Finalized selection table[4] included 20 additional fencers added by FIE and IOC based on the final revision of "Criteria for qualification to the 2010 YOG" published here.[5] The following table illustrates final selections where numbers in brackets near fencers' names indicates their placement in 2010 Cadet WC (zero indicates that fencer did not participate).
In total there will be 9 continental teams formed.
The composition of the teams will be determined by the results achieved during the individual events. The best fencers ranked in each weapon will form the top team of each continent as follows: Europe 1, Europe 2, Europe 3, Europe 4, Asia 1, Asia 2, Americas 1, Americas 2, Africa.[6]
Medal summary
Medal table
This table presents only individual results. Mixed team medals are not included.