Winning!!
Calum Penman claimed victory at today’s British Fencing cadet foil event at the Leon Paul Centre.
The podium had a very tartan feel as he needed to battle past fellow scots and Salle Holyrood club mates Thomas Walton (L4 15-9) and Nye Ulferts-Kilpatrick (Final 15-4) to win gold. 🥇🥈🥉
Making it a Scottish 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Well done lads!!
There were two other Scottish fencers in the field, David Kelly who finished 17th and Michale Ramage who finished 24th.
In women’s cadet event Ann-Emma Hu (Edinburgh fencing club) posted the best result finishing 5th after reaching the L8.
Hannah Fielding (Edinburgh Fencing Club) and Abigael McVinnie (Salle Holyrood) made the L16 to finish 9th and 14th respectively.
Three other Scottish Fencers made the L32. Imogen Cook (Salle Holyrood) finished 18th,
Lev-Jac Hu (Edinburgh Fencing Club) 20th and Merryn Ulferts-Kilpatrick 21st.
Sticking with foil at the Senior Satellite in Copenhagen, Scottish Fencing Director of Equalites, Mhairi McLaughlin was representing GB losing narrowly in the L64 after going 4v 2d in her poule. A return to international competition after almost a two year break.
More Winning…
In Manchester, 5 Scottish fencers took the piste for the British Fencing BRC but it was Isaac McKerr (Edinburgh fencing club) who stole the show!
Battling his way back from a shaky start in the poules, being 26th ranked going into the DEs, all the way to the final in which he won 15-11!!!!
Congratulations Isaac!!!!🥇
On what was a good day for Scottish fencers Rachael Lever (University of Nottingham) also claimed a bronze medal :) - well done Rachael 👍🥉
Adam Howie (Edinburgh Fencing Club) continued his good work from yesterday making the L16 to finish 15th.
Lucas McKerr (Edinburgh Fencing Club) made the L32 to finish 28th while Calum MCGhee (Wallace fencing academy) finished 40th losing an all Scottish L64 to Isaac who was on route to a medal.
At the Senior Sabre Open at the Paul Davis Fencing Academy, Kate Daykin (Salle Ossian fencing club) earned a fantastic bronze. She won all her Poule fights to be seeded 2nd before finally falling in the L4 15-11. Well done Kate! 🥉
Lucy Higham 12th (Salle Ossian Fencing Club) and Vivien Frith (@Shakespeares Swords) were the other scots in the field.
In the men’s event Julian Ghosh (@camden fencing club) made the L32 finishing 31st.
A great weekend all round - congrats to everyone who is back competing.
#ForgingTheFuture
