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O'Sullivan Cup - Winning photograph on display !
A photograph of the 2024 O’Sullivan Cup has been selected for display at a photographic exhibition in Birmingham in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, in the Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham,
Whitchurch Fencing `Club Championship` Competition
As another year comes to a close, Whitchurch Fencing Club decided to celebrate it with a `Club Champion` competition, for which a modern statuette trophy was awarded. Format Poule Unique, and the winner, seen here with the trophy, is club member Marc Walford, whose day job is as Vicar in the Merthyr Tydfil ministry area. Well done, Marc !
Full report & results: https://www.whitchurchfencing.co.uk/ClubChampionship24.htm.
Veteran Winton Cup 2024 Report
Saturday Team
Sunday Team
Over the weekend of 21st/22nd September the Veteran Winton Cup was held at a rather damp Billesley Indoor Tennis Center in Birmingham – we were one of 10 regional teams vying for the title from across the UK. I was proud to captain the team this year and with the usual spread of seasoned Welsh stalwarts, new caps as well as a couple of honorary Welshies (shout out to Helen and Dominique) we stepped onto the piste together - some of us with Daffodils in hand or more accurately on heads!
Bonne Chance Gemma!
On behalf of the entire fencing community in Wales, we would like to wish Gemma our very best wishes at the forthcoming.
Paralympics where she will be competing in the Category A Womens Epee and Sabre.
Please use the following link to find out more about Gemma and all the Welsh Paralympians competing in Paris: PARIS 2024 || Bonne Chance en France (disabilitysportwales.com)
Cadet & Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2024 Report
Cadet Team
Junior Team
The 12th-19th July saw our Cadet & Junior Squad out in Christchurch, NZ for the 2024 Commonwealth Championships.
The cadet squad came together on 10th July, preparing at a local training venue. After 2 training sessions to shake the flight out of the legs and prepare for the event, day 1 of competition saw Thandile Nash in CWF winning 5 of her 6 poule fights to be ranked 5th. She had a bye into the L16, then came up against a strong English fencer, and despite her best efforts and some great fencing, went out 15-10.