Club Fencer Crowned Japan No 1

The Club's Davide Lorenzoni became Japan's top junior high school fencer when he won the All-Japan Junior High School Fencing Championships in July.

Held in Tokyo, the tournament featured 224 competitors from across the country.

"I am very happy to be No 1 in Japan, especially because my coaches have done so much for me," Lorenzoni, 14, said. "However, I feel that I am just at the starting line because I have always aspired to compete and win in the world championships."

Youth fencing classes at the Club resume in September.