Fencing Victoria wishes to invite young fencers from around Australia and New Zealand to take part in our annual Joseph D’Onofrio Challenge. This foil, epee and sabre event has been especially established as a friendly interstate competition for the U13, U11 and U9 age groups to complement the ACT Tri-States competition and the NSW Koala Challenge.
Date: Saturday & Sunday, 15-16th July 2017
Entry Fee: $30.00 for the 2 days, including up to 2 individual competition entries, the teams event and a free sausage.
To enter, click on the Competition/Squad button to the right. Entries close 9pm Thursday July 13th.
Venue: Victorian State Fencing Centre
Level 1, Nth Melbourne Football Club
204-206 Arden Street,
North Melbourne
Proposed Start Times:
(Roll Call 15 minutes before times posted below)
Saturday July 15th
Teams Events will start at 2pm
Sunday July 16th
9.00am U11 Mixed Epee
9.00am U13 Men’s Foil
10.30am U13 Women’s Foil
10.30am U9 Mixed Foil
12.00pm U13 Sabre
1.30pm U13 Epee
1.30pm U11 Mixed Foil
Weapon sizes:
U9 and U11 fencers:
Size 0-3 foils and epees
U13 fencers:
Size 0-5 foils and epees
Equipment:
U11 and U9 fencers:
350N fencing jacket, 350N under plastron, glove, mask, breeches (long/full length track suite pants will be accepted) and long socks.
Chest protectors must be worn by girls in all weapons.
Chest protectors must be worn by boys doing epee.
U13 fencers:
350N fencing jacket, 350N under plastron, glove, mask, fencing breeches (800 or 350N) and long socks.
Chest protectors must be worn by girls in all weapons.
Chest protectors must be worn by boys doing epee.
* Please note these are the minimum requirements, fencers may choose to wear 800N garments if they wish.
** Electric bib masks will not be mandatory in any age group, although fencers may choose to use them.
Food and Drink
All participants are welcome to bring their own food and drink, however Fencing Victoria does run a canteen for your convenience and our fencing community will also put on a sausage sizzle.
Contact Information
Kayt Spano (Fencing Victoria)
clubliaison@fencingvictoria.org
Brook Dunstan
brookmd@optusnet.com.au
Last Modified on 07/07/2017 11:40