The French Fencing Federation canceled the stage of the Men's Epee World Cup due to the scandalous decision of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete. This was reported on the official website of the organization.. " Sports and government institutions have been informed of this decision," In early March, the International Fencing Federation (FIE) decided to return the Russians and Belarusians to international competitions, despite the full-scale war that the Russian Federation, with the support of Belarus, continues to wage in Ukraine. This caused outrage in the world community..

Due to the cancellation of the " For a similar reason, Denmark decided to cancel the international tournament in Copenhagen. Earlier it was reported that at the Fencing World Cup in Nanjing, China, representatives of the FIE banned the Ukrainian team from organizing a protest against the return of athletes from Russia and Belarus. Recall that more than 300 fencers from around the world called on the FIE to reconsider the decision to return athletes from Russia and Belarus to competitions.