DUBAI: Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al-Qasimi, president of the Arab and Emirati Fencing Federations, has received the Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships’ flag to host the 2022 edition of the event, in which more than 800 male and female players from 55 nations are expected to take part, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) has reported.
The 2022 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships, which will start on April 2, was confirmed to be taking place in the UAE after the International Fencing Federation members voted last November to award it to the UAE Fencing Federation.
The ceremonial handing of the tournament flag from Egypt to the UAE took place at the end of the 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships, hosted in Cairo from April 3-11.
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The ceremony was attended by Emmanuel Katsiadakis, secretary-general of the International Fencing Federation; Abdulmonem El Husseiny, president of the Egyptian Fencing Federation; and the heads of participating teams.
Speaking to WAM, Sheikh Salem stressed that the championship’s 2022 edition is the first to be hosted by a Gulf Cooperation Council country, noting the country’s confidence to turn this major global championship into a success story.
“We are determined to continue to corroborate the UAE’s global reputation for hosting and organizing key sporting events,” he added.
