INTERNATIONAL FENCING UNDERWAY IN AMMAN

The Mediterranean Fencing Championships, hosted by the Jordan Fencing Federation, launched on Friday in the Arena Hall at Al-Ahliyya Amman University and will run until Sunday.
The event has welcomed 203 fencers in three age categories representing 13 countries including Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, Greece, Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Oman, Yemen, in addition to Jordan.
The event will host -20, -17, and -15-year-old categories for males and females in the weapons of Foil, Sabre, and Epee.
France topped the medal table at the end of the first day with three golds medals, and Turkey came in second place with four medals, including two gold, one silver, and one bronze. Italy came in third place with 12 medals, including one gold, five silver and six bronze. Spain are fourth with five bronze medals so far.