FENCER AIMING TO MAKE AN IMPACT AT YOUTH OLYMPICS

Celine Abu Obaid is hoping to make a name for herself when she competes at the 4th Youth Olympic Games, hosted by the Senegalese capital, Dakar, from October 31-November 13.
The teenage fencer will contest the foil weapon competitions taking place on November 8 knowing she can test herself against the best youngsters in the world.
She follows in the footsteps of Balqis Al-Qudah who competed for Jordan in the Nanjing 2014 Games edition the épée competitions.
Wojtek Adrian van Barneveld, coach, said that Abu Obaid’s participation in the Youth Olympic Games represents an important opportunity to gain experiences through exposure against athletes from various fencing backgrounds.
Van Barneveld said: “Celine possesses promising talent with good technical capabilities, and this participation serves as an opportunity to gain valuable experience by competing against elite young female athletes at this level.”
Abu Obaid expressed her aspiration to deliver a distinguished performance, emphasising the importance of this participation in developing her sports career.
She said: “I aspire to deliver top levels of performance during at the Youth Olympic Games and representing Jordan in the best and most honourable way possible.”