WORLD'S LEADING FENCERS TO VISIT CAMDEN
Publication Date: 01 February 2010
Leading young fencers from across Europe and North America will take part in the GLL Camden International Sabre Tournament on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 2010 at Acland Burghley and William Ellis Schools in Camden.
The competition, which is organised by Camden Fencing Club in conjunction with the British Fencing Association, includes individual and team events for both boys and girls under the age of 17 years and this year will see more than 240 participants from 18 countries.
The individual boys event is scheduled for Saturday 6th February, with the team competition on Sunday 7th February. The top six junior fencers in Europe are all competing, including Richard Hubers (Germany) who won recently the silver medal in European Junior U20 Championships. Also participating is Andras Szatmari (Hungary) the top ranked fencer in Europe and winner of two previous events.
The individual girls event takes place on Sunday 7th February with the team competition on Saturday 6th February. The field includes five of the top ten ranked fencers in Europe including Kata Varheyli (Hungary), the World Champion in 2008 at the age of fourteen, who has dominated the European Circuit this year.
The British entries are led in both the girls and boys events by members of Camden Fencing Club. Soji Aiyenuro is ranked 5th in Europe and Aliya Itzkowitz who has joined recently the club, is ranked 7th in Europe. Five other members of club will also be participating in Tournament.
The individual girls event takes place on Sunday 7th February with the team competition on Saturday 6th February. The field includes five of the top ten ranked fencers in Europe including Kata Varheyli (Hungary), the World Champion in 2008 at the age of fourteen, who has dominated the European Circuit this year.
The British entries are led in both the girls and boys events by members of Camden Fencing Club. Soji Aiyenuro is ranked 5th in Europe and Aliya Itzkowitz who has joined recently the club, is ranked 7th in Europe. Five other members of club will also be participating in Tournament.
The tournament is sponsored by charitable social enterprise GLL, which operates three leisure centres within Camden on behalf of Camden Council. In 2008 it launched the GLL Sport Foundation, which supports a number of young fencers who will be participating in the weekend's competition.
Mark Sesnan, Managing Director at GLL said; "GLL is delighted to be sponsoring the Camden International Sabre Tournament once again. We recognise that sports such as fencing, which only receive limited national funding, will rely increasingly on support from independent organisations in the run up to 2012. And we hope that through sponsorship of events like this one and by helping individual athletes via the GLL Sport Foundation we will help to contribute to national success at the London Games."
