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Target areas
Where you can hit
Target Areas
The green-shaded area on each silhouette below is the valid target, a hit here scores. White areas are off-target. See how scoring works for the electric box and priority rules.
Foil
Foil
Torso only. Thrusting weapon. Priority applies.
- Torso (neck to waist, chest & back)
Arms, legs, head / mask, off-target. White light = no score.
Épée
Épée
Entire body. Thrusting weapon. No priority, double touches score for both.
- Entire body, head, torso, arms, legs, feet
Nothing, every surface is valid.
Sabre
Sabre
Above the waist. Cutting and thrusting. Priority applies. Fastest weapon.
- Head / mask
- Torso (above the waist)
- Arms
Below the waist, legs & feet not valid.
Illustrations schematic, not to scale. Official target definitions live in the FIE Technical Rules.