Foil (fencing)

A foil is a type of weapon in the sport of fencing. It is very flexible. Foils are 110 cm (43 in) or shorter and weigh under 500 g (18 oz). Their ends are not sharp.[1] In fencing, you can only get a point if you hit the other person with the tip. The foil is used more than any other weapon in fencing.[2]

Arianna Errigo (L) competes against Carolin Golubytskyi (R) in the final of the women's foil event, 2013 World Fencing Championships

References
  1. "Material Rules". FIE Rules. Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. December 2022. pp. 12–16.
  2. "Fencing competition types: Foil, Sabre, and Epee". ActiveSG. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

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