Congratulations to all the medal winners at the Oceania Cadet Championships. This competition was on the 26th and 27th of September in New Caledonia.
NZ took Gold and Bronze in the Women's Foil Individuals, Bronze in the Men's Individuals and Gold in the Men's Teams.
Men's Foil, 3rd= Place: Cesar Dyson
Women's Foil, 1st Place: Samantha Fowler
Women's Foil, 3rd= Place: Sara-Louise Williams
Men's Foil Team, 1st Place: Cesar Dyson, James Tweddle, Nicholas Miehlbradt, Luca Young
Congratulations to Daniel Garelja, Darya Kharitonova, and Christine Chen - they've been selected to represent New Zealand at the Cadet and Junior Commonwealth Fencing Championship in Cape Town, South Africa - this July!
Check the Fencing NZ site here for the full squad list: http://www.fencing.org.nz/news.php?cod=2581
Nominations are invited from any fencer who wishes to be considered for selection to compete in the Asian Cadet and Junior Championships in 2015.
The competition will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 28 February to 9 March 2015.
Selection will be in terms of the relevant FeNZ selection criteria which can be found on the FeNZ web site.
Nominations close on 21 December 2014 and should be made on the FeNZ nomination form found on the FeNZ web site here, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than 21 December 2014.
Only four athletes can be entered in each category. Where the numbers of athletes attending requires, a referee/s may need to be provided.
No funding is available to assist athletes to attend this competition, and the cost of any referees and management will be the borne by athletes attending. A current FIE licence will be required.
Source: http://www.fencing.org.nz