Section 3: Playing Area

All bouts take place on a regulation fencing strip known as the piste: Length: 14 m (45 ft 11 in); Width: 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in); Run-back zone: 1.5–2 m beyond each end of the piste, allowing fencers who retreat past the end line to come to a controlled stop

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