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President felicitate finalists

DOHA, January 20: Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF) President, His Excellency Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani honoured the winner and runner-up of the individual epee event held at the Hall of Sport, Aspire Academy of Sports Excellence in Doha – Qatar, Saturday, January 20 2007.

French Jerome Jeannet thrashed Diego Confalonieri of Italy 15-7 in the Grand Prix 2007 title match.

Sheikh Saoud was delighted with the proceedings of the competition.

"This is the fourth consecutive year of the fencing event in Qatar and we are delighted with the way things have progressed, we received 151 fencers from 31 countries which broke all previous records of the partaking fencers, on the top of this all players paid their subscription fees so there was not much funding from QFF in the event," explained the President.

However, a ritual which was being followed all these years will not be witnessed this year where the federation takes the participating fencers for a desert safari tour after the event.

"We have not arranged for the desert safari this year, instead there would be a official dinner for the participants and guests on the final day of the competition," explained Sheikh Saoud.

Sheikh Saoud also the vice-president of International Fencing Federation (FIE) looking ahead of a successful conduct for the competition which ends Sunday, January 21 2007.