LONDON: More than 200 fencers from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries competed in the Saudi Open Fencing Championship at Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sport City in Dammam over the weekend. In the men’s competitions, Zakaria Al-Dawood won the gold medal in the epee competition, Ali Al-Nassar from Kuwait in the saber, and Saad Al-Buqami in the foil. In the women’s categories, Ayaan Ayman from Egypt took gold in the epee event, Hayam Al-Balushi from the UAE in the saber, and Al-Hassna Al-Hammad in the foil. The winners were presented with their prizes by Ahmed Al-Sabban, president of the Saudi Fencing Federation.