Young, senior Saudi female fencers crowned in Kingdom Fencing Championship

RIYADH: The champions of the ‘Silver Round’ of the Saudi Fencing Championship in the under-14 and over-14 age categories were crowned on Saturday.

The competition, which took place at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City in Dammam, saw the participation of 186 fencers from 22 teams.

Ahmed Al-Sabban, president of the Saudi Fencing Federation, awarded the winners of the championship with their medals. 

Nada Abid (Al-Nahda) won the gold medal in the sabre category in the over-14s section, while Anahid Al-Khaybari (Al-Shabab) won the gold medal in the foil, while Dana Al-Qahtani (Al-Shabab) won the gold medal in the epee.

In the U-14s, Haya Al-Dossari (Al-Hilal) won gold in the epee,  Ayat Laddahm (Al-Nahda) came out on top in the foil, while, Yasmin Al-Saleh (Al-Nasr) achieved the gold medal in the sabre.