BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

MINIMUM KIT SPECIFICATIONS FOR RQEs and BYCs

Foil

U12 and U14

• 800N or 350N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• Size 3 Foils or below
• NO Lame bib or Mask wire required

U16 and U18

• 800N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• Size 5 Foils or below
• All competitors must have a Lame bib and Mask wires

Epee

U12 and U14

• 800N or 350N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• Size 2 Epees or below

U16 and U18

• 800N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• Size 5 Epees or below

Sabre

U12 and U14

• 800N or 350N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• 800N Sabre Glove
• Size 2 Sabres or below

U16 and U18

• 800N Plastron
• 350N Mask, Jacket and Breeches
• 800N Sabre Glove
• Size 5 Sabres

Note added 27.04.2022- The FIE standard chest protectors (those covered with an FIE approved soft layer) for Foil are NOT required for this event.

The FIE standard chest protectors (those covered with an FIE approved soft layer) for foil introduced by the FIE in 2018 are only required for Men’s Foil and Women’s Foil Cadet, Junior, U23 and Senior BF Ranking events.

Further information on domestic variations from FIE rules can be found here