The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has agreed to a settlement with national fencer Juliana Barrett worth 2.7 million Rand (£134,000/$153,000/€154,000) over the athlete's exclusion from the team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Giorgio Scarso has been elected President of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC), beating Nikolay Mateev in a vote to decide who would replace Stanislav Pozdnyakov on a full-time basis.

Stepped-aside International Fencing Federation (FIE) President Alisher Usmanov has issued a fresh denial after he was targeted by a German police raid and questioned the "validity and quality of the actions being taken."

The Ukrainian Fencing Federation (UFF) has renewed and sharpened its appeal for Russian athletes to be kept out of international sport.

Homes linked to Alisher Usmanov - the Russian oligarch and long-time International Fencing Federation (FIE) President - have been targeted in a raid by German police.

The Ukrainian Fencing Federation (UFF) has urged Interim President Emmanuel Katsiadakis and other senior International Fencing Federation (FIE) officials to "prevent" the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to the international sports arena.

USA Fencing has launched a member wellness programme providing free counselling and mental health services to its members.

Nikolay Mateev, Giorgio Scarso and Pascal Tesch are all standing to succeed Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President Stanislav Pozdnyakov as head of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC).

After a two-year hiatus, the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-17 and Under-23 World Fencing Championships are set to return this year.

Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Huttsait, who is also the Ukrainian Fencing Federation President, has urged national and international officials in sport to continue banning Russian and Belarusian athletes.

Hosts England continued their domination at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London by winning three more golds today.

The Indian team featuring Chingakham Jetlee Singh, Sunil Kumar, Udaivir Singh, and Sathasivan Nirmala Siva Magesh won the gold medal in the men’s epee team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London.

Hosts England were on a roll on the second day of the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London as they claimed four titles.

Mathew Cooper came out on top against William East in an all-England final of the men’s epee event at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London.

The Extraordinary Congress to elect a new President of the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) has been set for October 1 in Warsaw.