WUXI, China, July 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2018 World
Fencing Championships, featuring the world's top fencers competing
in 12 individual and team events in epee, foil, and sabre, is to be
held in Wuxi, Jiangsu province
from July 19 to 27.
To date, roughly 2,000 athletes, coaches, and officials from 100
countries and regions across the world have
registered for the event,
making it the the highest level international
athletic competition ever held in the city, Huang Haoran,
Director of the Wuxi Sports Bureau, told a press conference held in
Wuxi on July 9th.
Huang, also secretary general of the event's organizing
committee, revealed that the Wuxi New Sports Stadium, the main venue
for the competition, has been renovated in strict accordance with International Fencing
Federation standards and final tests on the facilities and equipment will begin in
July 10th.
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SOURCE Fencing Championships Organizing Committee