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Silver Medal at the European Veterans' Competition

Thursday, 5th May 2016

 

 

 

SILVER MEDAL FOR GB

 

The European Veterans’ Championships took place between 5-8th May in Medway Kent.  22 countries had 99 teams competing.

 

Bedford Fencing Club had two fencers competing at sabre for GB: Ed Simpson for the Men’s Veterans Team and Silvia Brown for the Women’s Grand Veterans.

 

The Grand Veterans women’s sabre team, captained by Silvia Brown, won a Silver Medal .  Seeded 3rd at the competition, the team, consisting of Connie Adams, Pat Shepherd Foster, Jenny Morris,  Yvonne Walls and Silvia, improved their seeding to take the Silver Medal.  They beat France, who had a strong team including two former World Champions, but lost to Germany in the final. 

 

All were thrilled to receive Silver Medals:  Connie, who’s 89 this year, looked out at the crowd from the podium and said to Silvia, “Look at this, isn’t it great!” She said she was going to show her medal to fellow patients at the Chemotherapy Suite she’s attending for treatment and would tell them they had to keep going!!!

 

The Men’s Veterans Sabre team competition was a very strong event. The men had some great individual wins and Ed achieved notable fight victories – he was fencing very well.  The team came 7th overall.