Editing Referee (section)

==Fencing==
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The first regularized fencing competition was held at the inaugural [[Royal Tournament|Grand Military Tournament and Assault at Arms]] in 1880, held at the [[Royal Agricultural Hall]], in [[Islington]] in June.  The Tournament featured a series of competitions between [[British Army|army]] officers and soldiers. Each bout was fought for five hits and the foils were pointed with black to aid the judges.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fencingmuseum.com/Large/2013/2013-01-latest-Essay.htm|title=THE DEVELOPMENT OF FENCING WEAPONS|author=Malcolm Fare|access-date=2021-03-13|archive-date=2021-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224171847/http://www.fencingmuseum.com/Large/2013/2013-01-latest-Essay.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

A fencing match is presided over by a referee. The referee must award a point to the fencer with right of way during the final action in the event of a double touch in foil and saber. A typical bout has one head referee and a video referee and at the request of a fencer can also have two visual referees.