Fencing World Cup events begin Friday in Madrid, Spain, Foshan, China, and St. Petersburg, Russia with 22 Americans among those set to compete. Madrid will be the site for the men’s sabre athletes who are competing, 12 of whom are Americans. St. Petersburg competition will be of the men’s foil discipline and has four Americans competing. Six women’s sabre athletes from the US are competing in Foshan. These are the first three of six world cup events this month, one for each discipline and gender.

In Madrid two of the Americans, Daryl Homer and Eli Dershwitz, are straight into the table of 64 while the other 10 will have to compete in pool play to advance to the 156-man knockout competition. In St. Petersburg all four of the Americans competing, Alexander Massialas, Gerek Meinhardt, Race Imboden, and Miles Chamley-Watson, are going straight into the table of 64 and won’t start competing until Saturday. In Foshan Ibtihaj Muhammad and Mariel Zagunis have spots in the table of 64.

Previous Fencing World Cup Coverage:
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