Foil (fencing)

Arianna Errigo (L) competes against Carolin Golubytskyi (R) in the final of the women's foil event, 2013 World Fencing Championships

A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross section, weighing under 500 g (18 oz), with a blunt tip.[1] As with the épée, points are only scored by making contact with the tip. The foil is the most commonly used weapon in fencing.[2]

  1. ^ "Material Rules". FIE Rules. Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. December 2022. pp. 12–16.
  2. ^ "Fencing competition types: Foil, Sabre, and Epee". ActiveSG. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

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