Challenge international des Hauts-de-Seine: foil elite face off in Bourg-la-Reine

Published by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on January 15, 2025 at 06:41 p.m.
Come and cheer on your favorite foil fencers at the Challenge International des Hauts-de-Seine. The 8th edition of the fencing tournament takes place on January 25 and 26, 2025 at the Bas-Coquarts sports complex in Bourg-la-Reine.

Are you a fan offencing, and more specifically foil? Are you sorry you missed the Forvis Mazars Challenge International de Paris, or do you just want more? Good news for our sporting friends: a new international tournament is coming to the Paris region at the start of 2025.

Head to the Bas-Coquarts sports complex in Bourg-la-Reine for the Hauts-de-Seine international challenge. The best foil fencers in France and the world take to the piste to battle it out for the top step of the podium. This mixed senior tournament is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar for lovers of foil and fencing, located just a Navigo pass away from Paris.

On January 25 and 26, 2025, men's and women's foil athletes meet in the Hauts-de-Seine region of France for a high-pressure tournament. Open to all free of charge, this challenge welcomes some of the biggest names in the world of fencing. In particular, it's a chance to see some of France's greatest champions in action!

At this 8th edition, the French men's foil team, bronze medallists at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and the French women's team, runners-up at the 2023 World Championships, can be found on the track.

Here's the program for the weekend:

Saturday, January 25: elimination rounds

  • 1pm: start of men's competition
  • 3pm: start of women's competition

Sunday, January 26: continuation of heats and finals

  • 8:30 a.m.: resumption of men's and women's competitions
  • 4:40pm: first final
  • 5pm: second final
  • 5:30 pm: awards ceremony

This weekend, don't miss this major sporting event, and come and applaud France's foil champions (and others too, of course)!

Practical information

Dates and Opening Time
From January 25, 2025 to January 26, 2025

× Approximate opening times: to confirm opening times, please contact the establishment.

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    8 Avenue de Montrouge
    92340 Bourg la Reine

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