Saudi team to compete in World Fencing Championships

MILAN: Eight fencers from Saudi Arabia’s national team will take part in the nine-day World Fencing Championships starting July 20 in Milan, Italy. A media statement issued on Tuesday said Ahmed Al-Sabban, president of the Saudi Fencing Federation, is heading the Kingdom’s delegation to Italy.

The Greens enter the tournament with fencers Adel Al-Mutairi, Ahmed Al-Qudaihi, Mohamed Al-Amr and Abdullah Al-Mansaf, who will compete with sabers. Meanwhile, fencers Ahmed Al-Hussein, Hussein Al-Taweel, Khalifa Al-Amiri and Faisal Abed will compete in the epee event.

The Saudi saber team completed their preparatory camp on Tuesday at the Christian Power Academy in Orleans, France. The training camp lasted 20 days, under the supervision of Cyril Verbrackel, the director of sports performance at the federation, national coach Majid Al-Mutairi, and team administrator Saud Al-Huwaimel.

The epee team held their training camp in Forli, Italy, for 10 days, under the supervision of coach Mohamed Fouad and team administrator Khaled Al-Baridi. During the camps, the Saudi fencers took part in several friendlies against European and Arab contenders as part of their preparations for the championship.