Three young fencers from Newham Swords made the top five of the Southampton National Junior Premier Series Event recently.
Lister Community School pupil Rachel Shaw won silver in the under-14s girls’ event while team-mate Alice Campbell gained fifth place in the same event, after losing to the eventual winner on the last hit.
In the boys’ under-14s competition, James Paige set a personal best when he took bronze.
Shaw, Campbell and Paige now prepare for the second Premier Series Event, taking place in Bristol next month.
Focusing
eanwhile, club-mates Ife Kubler, Amol Rattan and Kristjan Archer are all focusing on the Junior Commonwealth Games, where they will represent England in Jersey next month.
Club manager, Linda Strachan, said: “We are so proud of the fact that Newham Swords now has seven fencers representing England at under-15 and under-20 level, as well as a further six representing Great Britain at under-17 and under-20 level.”
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