WORLD'S LEADING FENCERS DECEND UPON CAMDEN
Publication Date: 15 February 2010
Leading young fencers from across Europe and North America descended upon the GLL Camden International Sabre Tournament on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th February 2010 at Acland Burghley and William Ellis School in Camden.
The competition, was organised by Camden Fencing Club in conjunction with the British Fencing Association, it included individual and team events for both boys and girls under the age of 17 years and saw more than 240 participants from 18 countries take part.
The individual boys event took place on Saturday 6th February, with the team competition on Sunday 7th February. The top six junior fencers in Europe all competed, including Richard Hubers (Germany) who recently won the silver medal in European Junior U20 Championships. Also participating was Andras Szatmari (Hungary) the top ranked fencer in Europe and winner of two previous events.
The individual girls event took place on Sunday 7th February with the team competition on Saturday 6th February. The field included 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 were 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 had joined recently the club, is ranked 7th in Europe. Five other members of club were also participating in the tournament.
The individual girls event took place on Sunday 7th February with the team competition on Saturday 6th February. The field included 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 were 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 had joined recently the club, is ranked 7th in Europe. Five other members of club were also participating in the tournament.
The tournament was 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 participated in the weekend's competition.
During the tournament 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".
