The training sessions of the International Fencing Camp started on Saturday at King Saud University’s Arena Hall in Riyadh in preparation for the 2024 World Fencing Championship.
About 1,700 male and female fencers will represent more than 100 countries during the WFC, which the Saudi capital hosts between April 12 and April 20.
The International Fencing Federation and WFC’s organizing committee are co-organizing the camp until April 10. Participating teams will have daily morning and evening training sessions lasting an average of six hours.
The championship’s CEO, Abdullah Alsunaid, confirmed the readiness of the organizing commit-tee for the tournament to start, after all participating teams joined the international camp. He confirmed the preparation of 60 fields for the competitions, in addition to meeting all the camp’s needs.
Alsunaid said that the International Fencing Federation paid great attention to developing the players’ levels and their readiness before the tour-nament began.—APP
