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TBILISI 2026: CADET & JUNIOR EUROS ROUND-UP

The Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) European Championships took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, between the 20th and 27th February 2026. GBR took home five medals in total. A mini round-up.

The main BF webpage for this event is here.

RESULTS:

Day 1 – 20th February:

  • Individual Cadet Men’s Epee: 25th: Alex Nicholas, 37th: Jack Beckley, 47th: Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson, 65th: Solu Ngoka
  • Individual Cadet Women’s Foil: 27th: Katie Johnson, 52nd: Gloriosa Sung, 54th: Layla Lang, 60th: Mary Maguire
  • Individual Cadet Women’s Sabre: 24th: Hannah Hughes, 28th: Hui Xin Sezille, 41st: Clara Shimmin, 46th: Eva Aziz-Picardet
Two epee fencers in action, one representing GBR and the other Austria.
Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson (Cadet Men’s Epee) in action.

Day 2 – 21st February:

  • Individual Cadet Women’s Epee: 31st: Isabella Howser, 36th: Isabella D’Abbraccio, 54th: Adel Timurkan, 73rd: Eilidh Paterson
  • Individual Cadet Men’s Foil: 6th: Mohammed Belbouab, 23rd: Raphael Bertrand, 48th: Ethan Li, 53rd: Ralph Jenkins
  • Individual Cadet Men’s Sabre: 25th: William Buxton, 38th: Ruben Fernandez, 55th: Henry Learner, 60th: Ashwyn Lyseyko
Two epee fencers in action, one representing Serbia and the other GBR.
Isabella Howser (Cadet Women’s Epee) in action.

Day 3 – 22nd February:

  • Team Cadet Men’s Epee: 19th
  • Team Cadet Women’s Foil: 15th
  • Team Cadet Women’s Sabre: 12th
Two GBR foilists smile at each other.
Gloriosa Sung and Mary Maguire.

Day 4 – 23rd February:

  • Team Cadet Women’s Epee: 17th
  • Team Cadet Men’s Foil: 7th
  • Team Cadet Men’s Sabre: 12th
Four sabre fencers holding their mask and sword stand smiling to the camera.
Cadet Men’s Sabre Team: Ruben Fernandez, William Buxton, Henry Learner, Ashwyn Lyseyko.

Day 5 – 24th February:

  • Individual Junior Men’s Epee: BRONZE: Tristan Lumineau, 31st: Cheney Zhu, 47th: Cador Beautyman, 97th: Fin Bennet
  • Individual Junior Women’s Foil: BRONZE: Amelie Tsang, 32nd: Megan Elliott, 55th: Zoë Wagstaff, 70th: Rachael Adams
  • Individual Junior Women’s Sabre: 26th: Maya Sutton, 29th: Keira D-Sallows, 37th: Hui Xin Sezille, 52nd: Ava Davies
Two GBR fencers smile to the camera, holding up bronze medals and the GBR flag.
Tristan Lumineau and Amelie Tsang.

Day 6 – 25th February:

  • Individual Junior Women’s Epee: 51st: Emma Mitzova, 54th: Harriet Hillier, 60th: Kseniya Kushtan, 85th: Olivia Eadie
  • Individual Junior Men’s Foil: GOLD: David Sosnov, SILVER: Mohammed Belbouab, 6th: Callum Penman, 21st: David Kelly
  • Individual Junior Men’s Sabre: 60th: John White, 61st: Eiger Swinscow, 74th: Joe Evans, 80th: Guy Lumsden
Two GBR foil fencers smile to the camera, one pointing at the other
David Sosnov and Mohammed Belbouab in the final.

Day 7 – 26th February:

  • Team Junior Men’s Epee: 9th
  • Team Junior Women’s Foil: 6th
  • Team Junior Women’s Sabre: 12th
Junior Women’s Sabre Team: Maya Sutton, Hui Xin Sezille, Ava Davies, Keira D-Sallows.

Day 8 – 27th February:

  • Team Junior Women’s Epee: 19th
  • Team Junior Men’s Foil: BRONZE
  • Team Junior Men’s Sabre: 14th
Four GBR foil fencers and two coaches smile to the camera, holding up three fingers each
Junior Men’s Foil team alongside coaches Ziemowit Wojciechowski and Keith Cook.
A large group of Junior fencers, coaches and support team smile to the camera.
The Junior squad, coaches and support team.

Medal Reports

Lumineau & Tsang Take Bronze At Tbilisi Junior Euros 2026

Gold For Sosnov & Silver For Belbouab At Junior Euros 2026

Men’s Foil Team Close 2026 Junior Euros With Bronze

Coaches

  • Cadet Epee: Paul Beasley, Sam Boyle
  • Junior Epee: Oana Puiu, Pavel Rynes
  • Cadet Foil: Dan Robinson, Dominique Szokolovics
  • Junior Foil: Keith Cook, Ben Peggs
  • Cadet Sabre: Chris Buxton, Brynmor Saunders
  • Junior Sabre: Can Aydin, Alex Bela
Two coaches support the men's epee team at a competition.
Oana Puiu and Pavel Rynes supporting the Junior Men’s Epee team.

Support Team

  • Chef de Mission: Patricia Aiyenuro
  • Team Manager: Denise Johnson
  • Athlete Support (Sports Science & Medicine): Oliver Graham
Denise Johnson, Pat Aiyenuro and Oliver Graham smile to the camera
L-R: Denise Johnson, Pat Aiyenuro, Oliver Graham

Referees

Referee Chiara McDermott represented GBR in foil and epee at the event. She refereed fights in the last 16 of the Junior Men’s Epee, as well as the last 8 of the Men’s Foil and Team Men’s Foil. Chiara was also a video referee for a last 8 fight in the Junior Women’s Foil and 16 and Men’s Epee.  She also refereed the semi-final of the Cadet Women’s Epee, and assisted with video for the final of the individual Cadet Women’s Foil.

Sarah Steacy, associate Pathway member, also refereed at the European Championships. She refereed fights in the last 16 of the Junior Men’s and Women’s Epee, as well as the semi-final of the Team Junior Women’s Epee and Team Cadet Women’s Epee. Sarah was video referee for the semi-final of the Cadet Women’s Epee, and in the finals for the Team Junior Men’s Epee and Women’s Epee, she assisted with the video.

Denise Johnson, Pat Aiyenuro, Sarah Steacy and Chiara McDermott smile to the camera
L-R: Denise Johnson, Pat Aiyenuro, Sarah Steacy, Chiara McDermott

Photos: #BizziTeam

Visit this page to see links to the athletes’ fundraising campaigns.

See the event photos from the Cadet & Junior European Championships here.

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