British Fencing April 2011 £5.00 British Fencing April 2011 £5.00 New Series No.101 April 2011 Front Cover: Alex Tofalides,winner of the men’sfoil Junior World Cup in Mödling (photo: BOA) FENCING NEWS 5 WOMEN’S SABRE SENIOR WORLD CUP 10 British Fencing Graham Morrison presents aphoto-report on Britain’spremier FIE A-grade event 1BaronʼsGate, 33 Rothschild Road, London W4 5HT,Tel: 0208 742 3032, Fax: 0208 742 3033. HOWTOPREVENT LOWER LEG INJURIES 14 Website: http//www.BritishFencing.com e-mail:
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