Individual competitions in Plovdiv, will count as qualifications for the Games. Team events in Krakow, Poland, are scheduled for the 28th, 29 and 30 June.
Six individual races will also remain in the program, which will be held from 25 to 27 June, but will not offer points for the Olympic Qualification. The decision was made official today by the European Fencing Confederation, after days of comparisons and reflections, as reported in a note by the Italian fencing federation. "This remodeling of the calendar stems from the fact that the FIE (the International Fencing Federation) gives the right to participate, without the flag of their country or team"