2024 Youth National Championships

City	Cape Town Proteaville Recreational Centre Abdurahman St, Bellville South Ext 13, Cape Town, 7530 https://maps.app.goo.gl/33h8cS7dbjoKQzfs6 Schedule times may be subject to change, but events on the day will not Closing date is final and no exceptions will be made. Absolutely no entry on the day will be accepted Advise that competitors arrive the day before their event and plan to depart as late as possible on the day of their event or the next day.
Nation	South Africa
Date	Aug 9, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024
Timezone of venue	Africa/Johannesburg (GMT 2)
Participation	Only athletes with the same nationality as the organizing country are allowed to participate. The number of participants is unlimited. Closed Championship Licenses - all fencers must be in possession of a valid FFSA license which must be purchased via their provincial administration. Cost is R400 for 2024 Cost for a Youth license for those under 12 on 31 December 2023 is R150.
Licence required	A national licence is required for: Participants
Quota	None
Referees	Referees are not required. Provinces are required to make a referee available in terms of the 2018 Referee Supply Policy. Alternatively, a fine of R2000 may be paid to the organizers by the closing date. Referees must be entered by the supplying Province on Ophardt by the closing date of entries for the Competition.
Federation	Fencing Federation of South Africa
Organizer	Fencing Western Cape
Contact	Penny Thompson Penny.Thompson@uct.ac.za 072 4055913
Further information	https://fencing.ophardt.online/en/widget/event/28919 View entries and results
Entries	Entries to: https://fencing.ophardt.online/ until Aug 4, 2024, 12:00:00 AM South Africa Standard Time only by: Athlete , Club , Regional federation Cancel until Aug 4, 2024, 12:00:00 AM South Africa Standard Time E-Mail: penny.thompson@uct.ac.za

Day	Entry desk close	Begin	Competition				allowed	Entry fee
09.08.	07:15	08:00	Epee	Women's	I	U13	2011 - 2014	ZAR 400.00
			Epee	Men's	I	U13	2011 - 2014	ZAR 400.00
			Sabre	Women's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
			Sabre	Men's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
	09:30	10:15	Sabre	Women's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
			Sabre	Men's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
	10:45	11:30	Epee	Women's	I	U15	2009 - 2012	ZAR 400.00
			Epee	Men's	I	U15	2009 - 2012	ZAR 400.00
			Epee	Men's	I	U11	2013 - 2016	ZAR 400.00
	13:15	14:00	Epee	Women's	I	U11	2013 - 2016	ZAR 400.00
	14:35	15:20	Epee	Women's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
			Epee	Men's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
10.08.	07:15	08:00	Foil	Women's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
			Foil	Women's	I	U11	2013 - 2016	ZAR 400.00
			Foil	Men's	I	U15	2009 - 2012	ZAR 400.00
			Foil	Men's	I	U11	2013 - 2016	ZAR 400.00
			Epee	Men's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
	10:05	10:35	Foil	Women's	I	U13	2011 - 2014	ZAR 400.00
	10:45	11:30	Foil	Women's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
			Foil	Men's	I	U13	2011 - 2014	ZAR 400.00
	13:15	14:00	Foil	Women's	I	U15	2009 - 2012	ZAR 400.00
11.08.	07:15	08:00	Epee	Women's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
	08:15	09:00	Foil	Men's	I	U17	2007 - 2011	ZAR 400.00
	09:45	10:30	Foil	Men's	I	U20	2004 - 2011	ZAR 400.00

Equipment check

Day	Time	Competition
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Women's U13 Individual
09.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Men's U13 Individual
		Sabre Women's U17 Individual
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Sabre Men's U17 Individual
09.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Sabre Women's U20 Individual
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Sabre Men's U20 Individual
		Epee Women's U15 Individual
09.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Men's U15 Individual
		Epee Men's U11 Individual
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Women's U17 Individual
09.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Men's U17 Individual
		Foil Women's U17 Individual
		Foil Women's U11 Individual
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Foil Men's U15 Individual
		Foil Men's U11 Individual
09.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Epee Men's U20 Individual
		Foil Women's U20 Individual
10.08.	07:15 - 16:00	Foil Men's U13 Individual
		Epee Women's U20 Individual
		Foil Men's U17 Individual
		Foil Men's U20 Individual

Referee meeting

Day	Time	Day	Time	Discipline
09.08.	07:45	10.08.	07:45	Epee
09.08.	07:45	10.08.	07:45	Foil
09.08.	07:45	10.08.	07:45	Sabre

Payment

Payment	Surcharge		Remarks
Rand	+ZAR 0.00	+0.00%

Late entry surcharge

ZAR 400.00 Per late entry

Competition manager

Penny Thompson

Tournament officials

Leanie Kruger - Assistant DT

Head of referees

Louise Lombard

Format

1 round of poules followed by Direct Elimination

Rules and legal

National Rules & FIE Apply.

ENTRY: A Fencer will only be permitted to enter his/her own age group, and ONE up - Except where there is no event offered in the Age Group of the Fencer.
Fencers must sign-in for each competition at the Registration Table.
Fencers are to sign the provided Attendance Register & Indemnity Forms with registration, at the registration desk.
The Organising Committee reserves the right to change the order of the programme.
Finishing times can only be estimated once all entries have been
received. Such times are dependent on the number of entries, availability of Referees and the promptness of Fencers to present themselves on the Piste.

AGE GROUPS: FIE Season 2023/2024
Minimum Age: No fencer under the age of 12 years on the 31st December 2022 may enter National Open Competitions. Fencers over 8 years on the 31st December 2023 may enter Junior Nationals.
Only Fencers who are eligible for the 2024 Cadet World Championship will be allowed to to enter Cadet (u17) competitions.
Only Fencers who are eligible for the 2024 Junior World Championship will be allowed to to enter Junior (u20) competitions.

Jurisdiction

FFSA & Fencing Western Cape

Anti Doping

Fencers must be aware of doping regulations.
Any fencer may be tested.
Therapeutic Use Exemptions are required (See FIE.ORG for more information)

Medical

Medical personnel will be available

Equipment

Minimum 350 N

1. Weapons, Masks, Electric Jackets, Body Wires, Mask Clips , Sabre Manchettes & Gloves are to be submitted to weapons check before the event, and will be checked again by the officiating referees before pool and DE bouts.
2. Plastrons must be worn.
3. No tracksuit pants may be worn. Breeches and long socks only.
4. All fencers on the piste must have access to at least one spare working weapon, body wire and mask clip at the side of the piste.
5. Electric jackets, mask bibs, sabre gloves & manchettes will be tested for dead spots.

Awards

Medals per event:
Gold
Silver
2x Bronze
If there are only 4 entries in an event, a pool and only a final DE will be fenced for
Gold and Silver medals.

Supplier

Banking details for payment of entry fee of R400 for up to 2 events, plus R50 per event thereafter:
FEES are payable to
Fencing Western Cape
NEDBANK
Account number 1118281594
Branch Code : 101109
Proof of payment to : leanie@familytime.co.za

Accomodation

Possible accommodation options: (Please note that these establishments have not been visited or used before)
https://broadwaygroup.co.za/
https://www.mauyabnb.com/contactus.html
https://www.sunbell.co.za/#contact
https://www.sleeping-out.co.za/md/Rus-n-Bietjie/25026

Catering

The Cafeteria is run by our club.

Remarks

Provinces are required to make a referee available.

Referees must be entered by the supplying Province on Ophardt by the closing date of entries for the Competition.