| 2023 World Fencing Championships | |
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| Host city | Milan, Italy |
| Date(s) | 22–30 July |
| Main venue | Milan Convention Center |
| Website | www.milano2023.com |
| 2023 World Fencing Championships | ||
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| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The 2023 World Fencing Championships were held from 22 to 30 July 2023 in Milan, Italy.[1]
After the Olga Kharlan handshaking incident at the championships, in which she tapped blades as an alternative to shaking the hand of a defeated Russian opponent and was subsequently disqualified, the International Fencing Federation changed its rules so that the previously required handshakes between fencers at the end of a bout would become optional, with a distance greeting permitted instead.[2][3]
- ^ "Organising Committee established for Milan 2023 World Fencing Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "FIE agrees to make handshake optional after Kharlan controversy". www.insidethegames.biz. 29 July 2023.
- ^ "International Fencing Federation decides to cancel mandatory handshake". Ukrainska Pravda. Retrieved 2023-07-29.