FIE ASSIGNs TO ACIREALE THE CADET AND JUNIOR 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lausanne 2/5/2007 - After a long head-to-head competition with Thailand during the meetings last Saturday and Sunday the FIE granted to Acireale (Catania), Italy, the Cadet and Junior World Championships edition of 2008.
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There will be some changes from the technical point of view at these championships. The FIE has decided to try a new formula for the team events replacing the competition by weapon with a mixed weapon event. Both men and women's teams will be made of two foilists, two epeeist, and two sabreists. This is an experiment promoted by some countries, one being Italy. In the words of Giorgio Scarso, President of the FIS, "The revised and corrected formula of the Mediterranean's Championships in Syracuse will be adopted and it could become part of the events at the Olympic games in London in 2012. Acireale will be a kind of a lab experiment for the future of the sport of fencing where the technical aspects and the media impact of this change in the formula of team competitions will be evaluated."
After Beijing 2008, only Junior World Championships will take place. Cadets will compete in continental trials and already starting in March in Serbia, there will be a first experiment.
Note:
Acireale is a town near Catania, in Sicily, by the Etna volcano. The surrounding area and the town itself is rich in culture and tradition. Virtual tourists can check these web sites for information.
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