More than 1,500 athletes from over 100 countries will take part in the World Fencing Championships for boys and girls up to 20 years of age, which will be held from 1st to 9th April in Plovdiv.

The World Junior Fencing Championships will be held in Hall 6 and Hall 13 of the Plovdiv International Fair and will be under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev.