Further to the meeting of the Medical Commission, the Executive Committee has taken the following decisions, and the points 1) and 2) come into force immediately:
- Anti-doping Controls The number of anti-doping controls which are to be carried out by the organisers of Junior and Senior World Cup competitions, World Championships (all categories) and Zonal Championships has been reduced to 2 (instead of the current 3). The following persons will be tested:
- In individual competitions:
- the fencer placed first, and
- one fencer chosen by drawing of lots among the remaining three finalists. The random selection will be performed before the start of the first semi-final.