A new classification reference chart has been issued by the US Fencing Association.

If a competition qualifies as more than one group (i.e., Group A1 and Group B3), each fencer will earn the higher classification to which that fencer is entitled. For example, if a competition qualifies as Group A1 and as Group B3, the winner earns an “A”, as the Group A1 award is higher for that place and the fencer who finishes eighth earns a “C”, as the Group B3 award is higher for that place.

Effective August 1, 2002, classifications can be awarded at any USFA age-restricted competition that is sponsored or sanctioned by the USFA or its divisions or sections.