RIYADH: The Saudi national women’s fencing team has launched a training camp at Aspire Academy in Doha alongside members of the Qatari and Kuwaiti squads. Ten players from the Kingdom will train in the disciplines of foil, epee, and sabre. They are Leenn Al-Fozan, Aya Ammar, Yasmine Al-Sabban, Anahid Al-Khaibri, Dana Al-Qassem, Dai Al-Amiri, Laila Firas, Jana Al-Qudmani, Fawzia Al-Khaibri, and Yara Al-Faraidhi. The team from Saudi Arabia will be supervised administratively by Malak Al-Sultan and Daad Al-Misfir, while training sessions will be conducted by Mohammed bin Aziza for the sabre, and Hani Al-Daoud for epee. The joint Gulf camp, which runs until Dec. 29, will also be attended by 15 players each from the Qatar and Kuwait national teams. It aims to raise the technical and physical standards of the fencers as well as providing them with more valuable experience ahead of competitive tournaments and competitions.