Hyderabad: The third Federation Cup fencing championship for men and women will be held at Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium here from October 18 to 20, according to Dhankishan Bhandari, general secretary of the Fencing Association of Andhra Pradesh.
Bhandari said that the seven teams from the previous Nationals and Andhra Pradesh, by virtue of being host, would be in the fray in the event which features competitions in foil, epee and sabre categories.
“About 250 athletes including many internationals will be in action in the meet which also assumes significance as the Indian teams for some of the forthcoming international meets will be picked based on the performances here,” Bhandari said. “In fact, this Federation Cup will also be part of the plans to prepare the Indian team for the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics also.”
The Hindu