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equipment standards protect fencers.","Fair refereeing and anti-doping protect athletes."],"affectedParties":["Fencers","Referees and coaches","Young athletes"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the sport; national and international fencing federations govern it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Federation athlete and results registers"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q212434","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q7128792","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"combat sport","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"Olympic sport","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"International Fencing Federation","type":"related","note":"the FIE"},{"target":"historical European martial arts","type":"related","note":"and duelling"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.fencing","Wikidata: Q12100 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12100)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["weapons: 3 count - foil, epee, sabre","piste length: 14 m","Olympic since: 1896 year","governing body: FIE name - founded 1913"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Sword sport with foil, epee and sabre","Men s and women s fencing, wheelchair fencing, artistic fencing, LED saber fencing","HEMA reconstructs historical fighting; 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