Bath fencer Coutya secures two more 2026 World Cup titles

Bath fencer Dimitri Coutya has added two more 2026 World Cup titles to his tally.

Bath’s Dimitri Coutya punches the air during the Para Fencing World Cup in Bradenton, Florida, US | Photo © Ginny Tory / World Ability Sport.

Coutya, who is based at the University of Bath, took his gold-medal haul for the Para Fencing World Cup season to six by winning two more at the third competition of the year – in Bradenton, Florida, US.

The double Paralympic champion claimed a third successive Category B foil victory in dominant fashion, conceding just 19 hits across three knockout rounds before defeating Thailand’s Chitipat Charoenta 15-4 in the final.

That came a day after the pair met in the Category B epee gold-medal match, Coutya coming out on top 15-12.

The British Fencing para fencing squad train at the Team Bath Sports Training Village, home to the Wheelchair Fencing National Training Centre.

And in an absorbing Category A epee competition in Bradenton, Coutya’s team-mates Piers Gilliver and Oliver Lam-Watson placed third and fifth respectively.

Britain’s Gemma Collis won bronze in the women’s Category A epee.

Coutya, Collis and Lam-Watson teamed up with Emily Holder to win bronze in the new mixed foil event, Italy defeating the British quartet 20-18 in the last four.

The final Para Fencing World Cup competition of the season will take place in Pattaya City, Thailand, from Sunday 30th August to Wednesday 2nd September.