On 7 October Arthur, Aryan and Cohen took part in their first competition, in the Under 10s category, in which there were 10 teams. Between them they had combined fencing experience of only about two and a half years! Cohen’s mum Anne, who also took the photo, writes: “They conducted themselves well, and deserve to be proud. I am reliably informed that although this was an under 10’s comp (as at 1 Jan 2019), we were pitted against several 10 year olds and at least one 11 year old!”

Congratulations to all three for taking their first competitive steps.