Commonwealth Fencing Championships
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The Commonwealth Fencing Championships is one of the older sport-specific sporting events held in the Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...

, following the demise of fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

 as an event in the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

. The first championships were held in 1974 and they have been held in the same cycle as Commonwealth Games meets ever since.

Ottawa 1974

The first Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in Ottawa
Ottawa
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, Canada
Canada
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 in 1974.

Glasgow 1978

The second Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in Glasgow
Glasgow
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, Scotland
Scotland
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 in 1978.

Barnstaple 1982

The third Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in Barnstaple
Barnstaple
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, Devon
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, England
England
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 in 1982.

Manchester 1990

The fifth Championships were held in Manchester
Manchester
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, Lancashire
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, England
England
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 in 1990.

Whistler 1994

Whistler
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, British Columbia
British Columbia
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, Canada
Canada
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 was the venue for sixth Championships held in 1994.

Shah Alam 1998

Shah Alam
Shah Alam
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, Malaysia was the venue for the seventh Championships held in 1998.

Newcastle 2002

In 2002 the Championships were held in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
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, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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.

Belfast 2006

The ninth Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in Belfast from 20 September to 26 September 2006. This followed the first Commonwealth Junior Fencing Championships
Commonwealth Junior Fencing Championships
The Junior Commonwealth fencing Championships, for fencers under 20 years of age, are held every three years.-2006:The Championships* were first held in Chennai, India from 24 January to 29 January 2006....

, which were held in Chennai
Chennai
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, India
India
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 from 24 January to 29 January 2006.

Melbourne 2010

The tenth Commonwealth Fencing Championships were held in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
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, Australia
Australia
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 from 30 September to 5 October 2010. This was the first such event to be held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships
Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships
The Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships is a sport-specific sporting event held in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is an age-restricted event for fencers aged 40 and above, organised by the Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Association in cooperation with the Commonwealth Fencing Federation...

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