James Odgers wins Bronze at Fencing Championships
The King’s School, Canterbury had 4 talented fencers qualify for the National Youth Fencing Finals hosted by EIS Sheffield.
James Odgers (School House) won 4 out of 5 fights and was ranked 10th. He continued to win through the successive rounds, steadily beating Jack Cafaro of Wales 15-9 and then Theo Edwards from the Eastern region 11-9. This took him into the semi-final where he fought for a place in the National Under 18s Boys’ Epee Final.
Following a close tussle throughout, James lost 14-12 as the time elapsed, finishing the event with a Bronze medal and 3rd place.
Congratulations James – a fantastic achievement!
