Richmond’s own Dylan French is among the highlighted athletes competing at this weekend’s Canada Cup fencing competition at the Olympic Oval.
This prestigious event will host over 300 of the best athletes from across Canada and the US; 84 of which are from B.C.
French was a bronze medalist at the 2014 Cadet World Championships, and was named Canada’s flag bearer at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China.
He will be competing in Junior Men Epee on Friday afternoon (1:30 p.m.); and again in the team competition Saturday at 1 p.m.
Also scheduled to compete is 2015 Pan Am Games gold medalist - Eleanor Harvey.
In the University category, athletes will be representing: University of British Columbia; University of Victoria; Simon Fraser University; and Okanagan College.
The events are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on all three days. Admission is free.
