Budapest are hoping the World Championships make a swift return to the city having last hosted the event in 2013 ©Getty Images

Budapest, Tbilisi and Torun are the three contenders vying to stage the 2019 World Fencing Championships, with a decision due to be made at the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Congress in Moscow.

The chosen city will be announced on Sunday (November 27) at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the Russian capital, where Uzbekistan-born Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov is poised to be re-elected as the President of the governing body.

Budapest are seeking to host the Championships for the eighth time, with the Hungarian capital having last welcomed the world’s top fencers in 2013.

Hungary have enjoyed considerable success throughout the event's history, with the country lying third in the total medals table, behind only Russia and Italy.

Should they be awarded the Championships it would be a significant boost to Budapest as they bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, with the city also preparing to host the 2017 World Championships for both judo and swimming.

They will then welcome the 2018 Wrestling World Championships and the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships.

Poland are seeking to host the Fencing World Championships for only the second time, with Gdansk staging the event in 1963.

Their proposal would see the competition take place in the city of Torun, located in the north of the country.

Tbilisi and Torun are also in contention to host the World Championships in 2019 ©Getty Images
Tbilisi and Torun are also in contention to host the World Championships in 2019 ©Getty Images

Georgia, which has never hosted the Championships, have put forward their capital city Tbilisi as a candidate.

Leipzig in Germany and Wuxi in China are set to host the 2017 and 2018 editions of the event respectively.

The 95th FIE Congress will be preceded by a meeting of the body’s Executive Committee, with elections a key part of the agenda.

Usmanov is standing unopposed for a third consecutive term as President.

A total of 33 officials are also standing to become members of the Executive Committee.

Japan’s Yuki Ota, individual foil silver medallist at Beijing 2008 and a member of his country’s team which finished second in London four years later, is among those in the running.

The 30-year-old was appointed head of the FIE Athletes’ Commission, which grants him a place on the Executive Committee, in 2013, but his tenure is due to come to an end next year.

Elections for six Commissions within the FIE - legal, medical, promotion, refereeing, rules and safety and equipment - are also due to take place.