It is of interest for all of us to know that the next World University Games are scheduled for August 18 to 29, 2021 in Chengdu China. This schedule was made before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which now has caused a lot of disruption in the world of sports, like the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games which is now re-scheduled for July 23 to August 8, 2021.

As our sport of Fencing has always been in the programme of all previous World University Games or commonly referred to as the UNIVERSIADE, the new schedule of the Olympic Games will cause major concerns since many of the participants in this “high-level” competition are likewise competitors in the Olympic Games.

We will wait for further announcement from the Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) which is the responsible and world governing body in charge of this competition for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28.