As an illustration of the benefits of these courses to European fencers, the six participants at the course in Modica, Sicily were Under-23 foil fencers from countries where there is a desire to develop fencing technique: Maykl Hovhannesyan(ARM), Petra Rousu (FIN), Luka Gaganidze (GEO), Phillip Cripwell (IRL), Patrick Post (NED) and Luka Stiklica (SER).

These athletes worked with programme director Eugenio Migliore and his fellow coaches Giancarlo Puglisi and Leandro Giurdanella, together with instructor Stefano Pedriglieri and athletic director Emanuele Cappello. They worked 30 hours a week over the four-week course, with two daily training sessions – morning lessons covering everything from physical preparation to footwork, before bouts in the afternoon.

Fencers Club is grateful to Mr Alisher Usmanov, the FIE and the International Charity Fund for the Future of Fencing for the opportunity to share our resources and infrastructure and promote our common goals. To learn more about the CMI program at Fencers Club, please visit the Fencers Club website.

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