In March next year, the traditional international tournament “The Sword of Kazan” will be held in the capital of Tatarstan, the president of the Russian Fencing Federation (FFR) told . Ilgar Mammadov .
In December, Russia hosted international saber tournaments (Moscow Saber) and foil tournaments (Saint Petersburg Foil). In addition to the Russians, athletes from Belarus, Serbia, Armenia and Nepal took part in the competition. Previously, “The Sword of Kazan” was organized as a stage of the Fencing World Cup.
– The epee shooters will also have their own international tournament, there are agreements to organize the Kazan traditional epee in March. I think there will also be no problems with foreign participants – the prize money of our tournaments has already reached the level of the World Cup. Let’s see what the interest will be,” Mammadov told a correspondent.
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Source : MatchTV
