• The brilliance of Paris, City of Lights, shining throughout the world.

• The brilliance of the Grand Palais, lending its fame and magnificence to this unique sporting occasion

• The brilliance of the blades, precise, determined, shining, magnified in this unique setting

 

 

 

 

FIGURES :

 

2010	Paris has the immense honour of welcoming the whole of the International fencing community, wheelchair and able-bodied
120 000 licensed members	the French Fencing Federation’s growth objective for 2013
13 500 m²	the surface area covered by the Grand Palais’s glass dome, which will host the world’s finest fencers
5 000 spectators	per day, will attend the final stages of the Championships
900 tireurs	the number of competitors, from 100 countries, taking part in the World Championships in Paris in 2010
600 volunteers	attracted by this event, will be on hand to help out whenever necessary
42 arbitres	chosen by the FIE, to help the competition run smoothly
10 jours	of sporting events and celebrations in Paris, from Thursday 4 to Saturday 13 November 2010
20 minutes	the maximum time it will take for participants to get from their place of residency to the competition
2 fédérations	working side by side, the French Fencing Federation and the French Federation for Disability Sport
1	Great celebration of international fencing in Paris, 2010!

 

 

 

IMPORTANT DATES :

 

1981	World Championships in CLERMONT FERRAND
1990	World Championships in LYON
2001	World Championships in NÎMES
july 07	Reservation of the Grand Palais
september 07	Candidature date
november 07	Attributed the World Championships
30 january 10	Opening of the members ticket office
april 10	Opening of the general public ticket office