Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Fencing
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueMakuhari Messe
Dates24 July – 1 August 2021
No. of events12
Competitors261 from 42 nations
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The fencing competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured 12 events, the first time that both team and individual events have been held in all three weapons for both men and women.[1]

Originally scheduled for 25 July to 2 August 2020, the games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to 24 July to 1 August 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020: Fencing". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ McCurry, Justin; Ingle, Sean (24 March 2020). "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 24 March 2020.