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2018 World Fencing Championships Website
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three current members and four recent graduates of the Ohio State fencing team will be competing in the World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China from July 19-27.
Gabriela Cecchini (women’s foil), Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger (men’s epee) and Julien Baneux (men’s foil) will be fencing on Friday and Saturday in individual competition. Cecchini earned an All-American finish, placing eighth overall in her first appearance at the NCAA Championships. Blais Belanger is the 2018 men’s epee national champion and finished 29th at the 2018 Pan American Championships. Baneux finished fifth at the 2018 NCAA qualifier and fourth at the 2018 MFC Championships.
These Buckeyes join a group of alumni who will also be competing at this year’s World Championships.
2018 World Fencing Championships
Wuxi, China
Individual Schedule
Thursday, July 19: Women’s Epee (Pools, Preliminary DE up to 64) – Caira Moreira-Brown
Men’s Sabre (Pools, Preliminary DE up to 64) – Fares Arfa
Friday, July 20: Women’s Foil (Pools, Preliminary DE up to 64) – Gabriela Cecchini, Eleanor Harvey, Alanna Goldie
Men’s Epee (Pools, Preliminary DE up to 64) – Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger
Saturday, July 21: Men’s Foil (Pools, Preliminary DE up to 64) – Julien Baneux
Sunday, July 22: Men’s Sabre and Women’s Epee DE of 64 final
Monday, July 23: Women’s Foil and Men’s Epee DE of 64 final
Tuesday, July 24: Men’s Foil DE of 64 Final
Wednesday, July 25: Women’s Epee and Men’s Sabre DE of 8
Team Schedule
Tuesday, July 24: Women’s Epee and Men’s Sabre DE up to 8
Wednesday, July 25: Women’s Epee and Men’s Sabre DE of 8, Men’s Epee and Women’s Foil DE up to 8
Thursday, July 26: Men’s Epee and Women’s Foil DE of 8, Women’s Sabre and Men’s Foil DE up to 8
Friday, July 27: Women’s Sabre and Men’s Foil DE of 8
