Sandro Bazadze becomes World Champion in fencing #1TVSPORT
Sandro Bazadze becomes World Champion in fencing #1TVSPORT

For the first time in Georgia’s fencing history, Georgian fencer Sandro Bazadze has become a world champion.

At the ongoing 2025 FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi, the 31-year-old athlete triumphed convincingly in the men’s epee final, defeating French contender Jean-Philippe Patrice with a score of 15:9.

This victory marks Bazadze’s third medal at the World Championships, following a bronze in 2022 and a silver in 2023. He is also a two-time European champion and a proud winner of the European Games.

The 2025 FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi commenced on July 22, with live coverage of the final rounds broadcast by the Georgian Public Broadcaster’s First Channel and First Channel Sport.