2026 Veterans Challenge and 2026 Oceania Veterans
August 1, 2026 - August 2, 2026
Tournament Schedule
IMPORTANT – Changed Venue – 10 JUL – Due to issues with the original venue, the event has been moved to the St Francis Xavier College (Canberra), Barnard Circuit Florey ACT.
Friday – 31st July
Equipment Control will be open 18:00-20:00
Saturday – 1st August
Equipment Control will open 08:00-09:00 & 09:30-10:30 & 12:00-13:00
09:00 Australian and Oceania Men’s Epee
Oceania Men’s Epee Teams – CANCELLED
Vet Challenge Men’s Epee Teams
10:30 Australian and Oceania Women’s Foil
Oceania Women’s Foil Teams – CANCELLED
Vet Challenge Women’s Foil Teams
13:00 Australian and Oceania Mixed Sabre
Oceania Men’s Sabre Teams – CANCELLED
Vet Challenge Mixed Sabre Teams
Sunday – 2nd August
Equipment Control will open 07:30-08:30 & 10:00-11:00
08:30 Australian and Oceania Women’s Epee
Oceania Women’s Epee Teams – CANCELLED
Vet Challenge Women’s Epee Teams
11:00 Australian and Oceania Men’s Foil
Oceania Men’s Foil Teams – CANCELLED
Vet Challenge Men’s Foil Teams
Important: The Vet Challenge Teams events are 4 teams of 4 fencers made from the top fencers from the individual events. Fencers will be asked if they want to participate at the end of pools before the DEs of the individual events. The top 16 fencers in the individual results who agree will be selected. The 4 teams will be formed along the following principle:
| Team | Ranked fencers |
| Team 1 | 1,8,9,16 |
| Team 2 | 2,7,10,15 |
| Team 3 | 3,6,11,14 |
| Team 4 | 4,5,12,13 |
If there are less than 16 fencers these numbers will be adjusted utilising the above principle. This will be determined by the DT at the time.
Veterans Challenge Dinner
The ACT Fencing Association invites you to join them at the Veterans Challenge Dinner.
Full details available by downloading this PDF, tickets can be purchased through the event registration process.
Location
Acknowledging the people
The Australian Fencing Federation acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where this tournament is being held, and pays respect to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
Registrations open: June 19, 2026
All registrations close 4:00pm (Syd Time) on July 18, 2026
No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Entry Management
to confirm your entry has been correctly received, please check the Fencers List below one hour after you have registered. If there are any issues with the recorded entry please email [email protected]
If you are no longer able to attend the tournament, please email [email protected]
Important
Fencers are required to be present at the venue and checked in with the DT no later than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event. Failure to do so may result in removal from the event.
It is strongly recommended that equipment control be completed the day before your event. Please be aware that processing times at equipment control may exceed 30 minutes, depending on demand.
Fees and charges:
Note, some states may add a state levy to cover team management and other state-related costs. These levies are in addition to AFF tournament charges and are collected at the time of registration. Please check your state association website for more information.