National Finals qualification

In March the Yorkshire Youth Fencing Championships took place at Parkside School near Bradford. This is the qualifying event for the British Youth Championships which will take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

The Hymers fencers competing included – Oliver (3rd) and Tom (5th) in the Under 12 Boys’ Foil, Oliver (1st) in the Under 12 Boys’ Epee, Andrew (3rd) in the Under 14 Boys’ Foil and Befreen (3rd) in the Under 18 Girls’ Epee.

All of our fencers have succeeded in qualifying for the National Finals representing Yorkshire. In past years Hymers fencers have regularly won both Regional and National fencing championships. We are at the stage of rebuilding fencing at Hymers after the disruptions of the last two years and now we have well over 40 fencers attending our sessions so we will go on to greater success.