The UAE fencing team is preparing to participate in two international tournaments, the Fencing World Cup for men and women in Morocco at the end of this March, and the World Championship for cubs and juniors in China during the month of April. The UAE Fencing Federation announced a list of six fencers to participate in the Ibeh World Cup, which will take place in Marrakech, Morocco, from March 27 to 30: Imran Al Balushi, Mohammed Al Mazmi, Saleh Al Balushi, Khalifa Al Zarooni, Zainab Al Hosani and Shaikha Al Zaabi, under the leadership of Russian coach Georgy Laminov. The World Cubs and Junior Championships in China will be held in Wuxi from April 7 to 15, with the participation of 15 male and female players: Hazza Al-Abri, Rashed Mubarak, Abdullah Al-Kindi, Lian Thabet ( Sabre Weapon), Al Hayam Al Balushi, Faris Al Balushi, Abdulrahman Mubarak (Foil Weapon), Hamdan Saif, Saleh Al Balushi, Mohammed Al Obaidli, Dana Al Mesmari and Lamar Al Nahla (Epee Weapon).

Sheikh Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the Arab, Asian and UAE Fencing Federations, stressed that the joint international camps would refine the experiences of the national team players and prepare them technically for the upcoming foreign participation at all regional, continental and international levels. This came on the sidelines of his visit to the joint camp of the UAE fencing team with its Kazakh counterpart, which concluded on Wednesday with the holding of a training tournament after a week of joint training at Al Mizhar Sports Hall in Dubai, with the participation of the players of the two teams in the three weapons, under the supervision of a group of international coaches from both sides. He said that the aim of the joint international camps is to combine the advantages of the training camp and international competitions, which contributes to the development of the level of the players.