The 45th FIE

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began in October 2015 and concluded in August 2016 at the

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held in

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. The

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being allocated only ten events by the

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, as opposed to twelve in major fencing competitions, two team events – in this case, women's team foil and men's team sabre — will be disputed as

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, held in Rio in April 2016. They also serve as test event for the organisation of the Olympic events.

Individual épée

Top 10

Men's épée

Women's épée

Individual foil

Top 10

Men's foil

Women's foil

Individual sabre

Top 10

Men's sabre

Women's sabre

Team épée

Top 10

Men's team épée

Women's team épée

Team foil

Top 10

Men's team foil

Women's team foil

Team sabre

Top 10

Men's team sabre

Women's team sabre

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Fencing World Cup Fencing World Cup 2015 in fencing 2016 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by Brazil 2016 in Brazilian sport

Fencing Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe ...