August has been a busy month so far with our Secondary School Teams competition and heading towards the end of the month we are focused on preparations for National Secondary School Champs.
Veteran Fencers make sure you scroll to the bottom to find a deal on entry to Commonwealth Veteran Champs.
Firstly - congratulations to the following fencers on their fantastic results:
Hamish Chan - Men's Foil (1st)
Daniel Garelja - Men's Foil (2nd)
Hamish Bulmer - Men's Sabre (1st)
Mary Black - Women's Epee (2nd)
Anna Chalton - Women's Epee (3rd=)
Chantelle May - Women's Foil (1st)
Lena Jacob - Women's Foil (2nd)
Alice Boyd - Women's Foil (3rd=)
Christine Chen - Women's Foil (3rd=)
Foil (Advanced)
1st: Kristin Blue
2nd: Kristin Red
3rd=: AGS 1 & Dio A
Foil (Novice)
1st: Composite Team B
2nd: Composite Team A
3rd=: AGS 4 & Macleans B
Epee
1st: Kristin 1
2nd: EGGS Graciela
3rd=: MAGS B & AGS Crippled Foilists
Sabre
1st: SKC A
2nd: Macleans A
3rd=: AGS 1 & AGS 2
Upcoming Events:
National Secondary School Championships: 3rd - 4th Sept
NZ Secondary School Champs are in Auckland and entries close this Sunday, make sure to enter before the cut-off. Find out more and enter here: https://www.fencingnorth.com/events-rankings/competitions/396/new-zealand-secondary-school-championships-2016
Don't miss the event t-shirt designed by Sara-Louise Williams from Epsom Girls Grammar, pre-order one here: https://www.fencingnorth.com/component/k2/400/competition-t-shirts-national-secondary-school-and-u20-championships
Commonwealth Veteran Fencing Championships 17th - 20th November
For all Kiwi fencers there is an EARLY BIRD DEAL that is running out on 31 August!
Pay on or before 31 Aug and your FIE licence (usually $70) is included in the entry fee; as of 1 Sept it goes on top!
Go to http://www.cvfc2016.co.nz/ and enter!
So far there has been heaps of international interest and we are expecting a lot of competition, especially from the Aussies. We're really excited that this event is in New Zealand and the team in Christchurch are doing a great job getting ready for it. To be eligible to compete you need to be 40+ or turning 40 before the end of the year (ie - 11:59pm on 31st December 2016!). Find out more on the tournament website: http://www.cvfc2016.co.nz/
Happy Fencing,
Fencing North