Welsh Fencing are pleased to announce that we have been informed that the Senior & Veteran Championships will be going ahead in 2026.
The venue is Lagos, Nigeria. It will be held at Charterhouse School.
Date (to still be 100% confirmed by BF) Sunday 09 August to Wednesday 19 August 2026. (Weapons control opens Saturday 08 August 2026.) Individual events planned for Senior, Veteran, U23 and Wheelchair categories in all 3 weapons. Team events planned for Senior, Veteran and Wheelchair categories.
Accommodation – Charterhouse is a British School so the school are keen to host British teams on site and they have high security on site. There will be also 2 main hotels recommend EKO and Summit, again with good security. Transfers to/from airport (for a cost) and to/from venue will be provided.
This event will clearly require significant logistical and financial planning, so at this stage we are asking for expressions of interest from fencers, and volunteer coaches and Team Managers’ to support the trip. The intention is to select the team 6 months in advance of the event to maximise the time preparing for the event.
Welsh Fencing will be contributing to the cost of this event, paying for entries, referee costs and support staff. It is worth stating clearly at this point that is it unlikely that Welsh Fencing will have additional financial support available to fencers to contribute to their travel and accommodation costs.
Please read the Selection Policy and Eligibility Criteria (here: Welsh Fencing Selection Policy}prior to completing the form on the link below to register your expression of interest to either fence or support the team. The deadline for this is 1st January 2026.
https://forms.gle/tbX6PYbT63TysSgRA
If you have any questions, please contact marc.burkhalter@fencing.cymru or rhian.martin@fencing.cymru