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It's a tough task for our fencers in the Asian Games: President

DOHA, November 01: His Excellency Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, President of Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF), Secretary General of Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC) has no high hopes from the inexperienced Qatari fencers representing at the 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 starting in December.

"No chance (he laughs), I guess our fencers will have a tough chance to even make it to the top three in the forthcoming Asian Games, as they will be battling against top fencers from China, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait and Japan who have better chances to finish at the top spot," HE said addressing mediapersons during the press briefing at QNOC.

"The five-year-old QFF is still inexperienced we are working hard to train our fencers and provide the best facilities to make them demonstrate high-quality performance at International level," he added.

The Asian fencers had a respectable performance during the 2006 World Juniors and Cadets Fencing Championships held in Taebaek City. A total of two golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronze medals were won by Asian fencers coming from Korea, Kazakhstan, China and Japan.

Meanwhile, the Chinese fencing team made a “world-class” performance during the recently concluded World Fencing Championships held in Turin Italy from September 28 to October 3, 2006 by winning 2 golds and one bronze medal, thus demonstrating their preparedness for the upcoming Asian Games in Doha and Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.