20 Athletes from the Denver Fencing Center to Compete in Junior Olympic Championships at the Colorado Convention Center this Weekend
A record 20 fencers from the Denver Fencing Center will compete in front of a hometown crowd at the Colorado Convention Center, which welcomes the 2019 Junior Olympics Championships of Fencing for the first time in more than a decade.
DENVER, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- As the Colorado Convention Center welcomes hundreds of the world's elite-level teenage fencers this weekend to the 2019 Junior Olympic Championships("JO") of Fencing, twenty of them will be competing in front of a hometown crowd. The Denver Fencing Center("DFC") qualified a record twenty fencers to this year's Championships.
"It's an honor for our fencers to represent Colorado at JO's, and a thrill to coach them in front of friends and family as JO's returns to Denver for the first time in over a decade," commented Nathan Anderson, Head Coach and Owner. "DFC will have competitors in all three weapons: foil, epee, and saber. We'll have at least one fencer in each event as they face off against some of the most successful high school and college athletes in the sport today."
Many of DFC's fencers discovered the sport in an after-school class or summer camp. "DFC has produced dozens of collegiate fencers over the years, many of whom picked up the sport casually as tweens, only to find that it's a lifelong sport that fosters creativity, fitness, strategy, and camaraderie," continued Anderson.
The Junior Olympic Championships of Fencing will take place at the Colorado Convention Center February 15-18. Admission is $5.00 per person, per day, and spectators are encouraged.
The Denver Fencing Center is one of the nation's largest dedicated facilities to the sport of fencing for adults, kids and teens. Located near Santa Fe and Evans in the Ruby Hill neighborhood, DFC offers over 30 classes, training, adaptive fencing(wheelchair) and private lesson options per week at its owner operated facility at 1930 S. Navajo St. In the summer DFC runs 9 different types of fencing camps for kids and adults. During the school year, DFC will run 10 enrichment classes at various public and private schools.
The Denver Fencing Center is open Monday-Thursday from 4pm to 9:00pm, Fridays from 3pm to 6 pm, and Saturdays from 7:30 am to 11:00 am and by appointment for private lessons. Contact Nathan Anderson at 303-922-7288 or visit DenverFencingCenter.com for online registration
SOURCE Denver Fencing Center
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