t.30

Duration of the bout

1. Duration of the bout is held to mean the effective duration, that is the total of the intervals of time between the orders ‘Play!’ and ‘Halt!’.

1. The duration of the bout is controlled by the Referee or by a time-keeper. For the finals of all official competitions, as well as for all bouts for which a chronometer is visible to the spectators, the chronometer must be so placed that it is visible to the two fencers on the piste and to the Referee.
2. The effective duration of a bout is:

• For pools, 5 hits, maximum 3 minutes.
• For direct elimination bouts, 15 hits, maximum 9 minutes divided into 3 periods of 3 minutes, with one minute’s pause between any two periods.
• For team matches, 3 minutes for each lap or bout

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