Truro See Success in World Fencing Championships

Posted: 5th April 2022

A teenager from Truro is celebrating after placing 8th in the World Fencing Championships in Dubai this weekend.

The High School Truroโ€™s Melissa Jane was representing Team GB in the Individual Womenโ€™s Cadet Sabre World Championships, finishing in the highest position for any British athlete for many years. ย Even current GB Senior Number 1, Caiti Maxwell, only achieved 18th in the Cadet Womenโ€™s Sabre in Bourges in 2016. Melissa fenced brilliantly, conceding only to the defending world champion.

This is a simply phenomenal achievement, especially for a 16-year-old also working towards her GCSEs โ€“ Well done to Melissa andย her coach Balรกzs Kuruczwe.

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