The first weekend of October brought a packed programme of European fencing, with competitions taking place in Colmar, Sofia, Antony, Istanbul and Thessaloniki on 3–4 October 2026.
Across all three weapons and several age categories, athletes from throughout Europe and beyond took to the piste, producing a wide range of international podiums and marking another important weekend in the 2026/27 EFC season.
Eurofence League Circuit Colmar
In Colmar, the Eurofence League Circuit featured men’s and women’s épée.
Italy’s Riccardo Cedrone claimed victory in the men’s competition, finishing ahead of Germany’s Levi Deng. Dario Remondini of Italy and Yonatan Cohen of Israel completed the podium with bronze medals.
In the women’s event, France celebrated victory through Alexandra Louis Marie, who took first place ahead of Sweden’s Emma Fransson. Aurore Favre of Switzerland and Aliya Luty of France shared third place.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/86DFBCDC188E4B2F9C1B4CC44CDEA271#today
U23 European Circuit Sofia
Sofia hosted a busy U23 European Circuit programme across épée and sabre.
In men’s épée, Bulgaria’s Rahim Rashaida secured the title on home soil, with Latvia’s Danils Zamkovojs finishing second. Halis Efe Elibol of Türkiye and Aliaksei Rekish of Belarus took the bronze medals.
Romania’s Daria Stanciulescu won the women’s épée competition ahead of Bulgaria’s Mihaela Stefanova, while Italy’s Maddalena Zanotti and Bulgaria’s Victoria Velislavova shared third place.
Italy dominated the sabre competitions. Edoardo Reale won the men’s event ahead of compatriot Matteo Casavecchia, while Bulgaria’s Nikola Gospodinov and Italy’s Antonio Tallarico completed the podium.
The women’s sabre event also ended with an Italian one-two, as Gaia Karola Carafa took gold ahead of Carlotta Fusetti. Bulgaria’s Emma Neikova and Italy’s Chiara Resciniti finished in third place.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/FF919D8FDA1942DE9C905B581556B91E#today
Eurofence League Circuit Antony
The Eurofence League Circuit in Antony brought foil fencers together for another international weekend in France.
In the men’s event, France’s Alexandre Sido claimed the title, finishing ahead of Italy’s Damiano Di Veroli. France’s Constant Roger and Italy’s Matteo Iacomoni shared third place.
The women’s competition was won by Italy’s Elisabetta Bianchin, with France’s Constance Catarzi taking second place. Amandine Charlier of Belgium and Liene Abele of Latvia completed the podium with bronze medals.
Full results: https://engarde-service.com/tournament/life/elcantony2026
Cadet Circuit Istanbul
The European Cadet Circuit continued in Istanbul with sabre competition.
Greece’s Iasonas Ntivis claimed victory in the men’s event, finishing ahead of Vitalii Nedopas of Ukraine. Aidan Matthew Taguinod of the Philippines and Toprak Alever of Türkiye shared third place.
Greece also took gold in the women’s competition through Eleni Anastasiou. Türkiye’s Derin Kapkin finished second, while Mihrimah Aksu and Suzan Salman, both representing Türkiye, completed the podium.
Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/tournaments/eventSchedule/FC8461E81A2741A6ABC3966DDA031165#today
Cadet Circuit Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki hosted cadet épée competition in both individual and team events.
In the women’s individual event, Bulgaria’s Iva Stoyanova claimed victory ahead of Greece’s Konstantina Theodoropoulou. Angeliki Emmanouela Salavoura of Greece and Pinar Yilmaz of Türkiye finished in third place.
The men’s individual title also went to Bulgaria, with Gabriel Petrov taking first place. Portugal’s Xavier Melo finished second, while Iskender Yigit Tiftik of Türkiye and Evangelos Omirolis of Greece shared bronze.
The team competitions added further success for the host nation and Türkiye. Greece 1 won the men’s team event ahead of Türkiye 2, with Bulgaria 2 taking third place. In the women’s team competition, Türkiye secured the gold medal, Greece 1 finished second and Bulgaria took bronze.
Full results: https://www.fencingworldwide.com/en/34824-2026/tournament/
