Achievements

SOME OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MK FENCING ACADEMY

JUNIORS – UNDER 20 YEARS OLD

 

UAE Juniors Girls U20 Fencing Team Championship 17.03.2024: Yiuxuan Zhang, Mariia Zabudscaia Anastasia Komarow and Kincso Marton Gold Medalists. Photos here 

UAE Juniors Boys U20 Fencing Team Championship 17.03.2024: Lincoln Murray, Andrei Shok and Anvith Yalamanchili Silver Medalists. Photos here 

UAE Juniors Girls U20 Fencing Championship 16.03.2024: Yiuxuan Zhang Gold Medal, Mariia Zabudscaia Silver Medal, Anastasia Komarow Bronze Medal. Photos here 

UAE Juniors U20 Girls Fencing Championship 15.10.2022: Yiuxuan Zhang Gold Medal, Valerie Bonaparte Silver Medal and Ananya Navalekar Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE Juniors U20 Girls Fencing Championship 15-16 .01.2022, Dubai Valerie Bonaparte Bronze Medal, Yiuxuan Zhang Bronze Medal – Photos here

UAE Juniors U20 Boys Fencing Championship 15-16 .01.2022, Dubai Omar Belselah, Silver Medal – Photos here

Arab Clubs Championship 3-4 September 2021 – Valerie Bonaparte 3rd Place  & Omer Belselah 3rd Place Individual – Photos here 

Arab Clubs Championship 3-4 September 2021 – Junior Team 1st Place Ananya Navalekar, Anastasia Komarow &  Valerie Bonaparte – Photos here 

Arab Championship Bahrain 21.01.2020 – Omar Belselah 3rd Place U20 Team Bronze medallist – Photos here and here

UAE Fencing Federation U20 Boys Epee Dubai 1-2.02.2019 – Khalid Belselah bronze medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U20 Boys Epee Sharjah 18.11.2017 – Khalid Belselah bronze medal; Philip Silva bronze medal – photos here

2014 Arab Championship, Doha Qatar Noor Farhat Epee Champion

UAE Fencing Federation RAK Open Epee Championship 10.01.2014 Hala Belselah & Yasser Al Darwani double gold for MKFA and Jasmin Farhat and Mohammed Attia bronze medals

UAE Abu Dhabi Girls U20 Epee Championship 20.04.2011 won by Csilla Tornallyay and 2nd place by Rita Tornallyay

UAE Ramadan Men U20 Foil Championship 2009 3rd place by James Nieuwland

UAE Fencing U 20 Epee 30.03.2007 Abu Dhabi won by Joe Gazalet, Gold Medal

CADETS – UNDER 17 YEARS OLD

UAE Girls Cadet U17 National Epee Championship 15.10.2022: Yixuan Zhang Gold Medal, Anastasia Komarow Silver Medal and Ananya Navalekar Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE Boys Cadet U17 National Epee Championship 16.10.2022: Omar Heaba Silver Medal and Antoine Touma Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE Girls Cadet U17 National Epee Championship 12.02.2022 – Valerie Bonaparte Gold medal, Ananya Navalekar Silver medal and Yixuan Zhang Bronze medal. Photos here

Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championship Cairo 3-11 April 2021 – Omar Belselah 49th Place. Photos here

UAE National Championship RAK Cadet Women 21.02.2020 – Ananya Gold medal, Lynn Gedeon Silver Medal and Valerie Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE National Championship RAK Cadet Men 22.02.2020 – Omar Belselah Gold Medal. Photos here

Arab Championship Bahrain 19.01.2020 – Lynn Gedeon Arab Champion Individual Gold medallist – Photos here

Arab Championship Bahrain 19.01.2020 – Omar Belselah 3rd Place – Individual Bronze Medal – Photos here and here

Asian Cadet Circuit Riyadh 14-17.11.2019 – Lynn Gedeon 5th Place – Photos here

Asian Cadet Circuit Kuwait 13-15.10.2019 – Omar Belselah 16th Place

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Boys and Girls Championship Sharjah – 11-12.10.2019 – Lynn Gedeon gold medal and Omar Belselah silver medal – Photos here

Arab Championship Jordan 2018 – Lynn Gedeon Team Foil Gold medallist

Arab Championship Jordan 2018 – Lynn Gedeon Team Epee Bronze medallist

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Boys and Girls Championship Sharjah – 11-12.01.2019 – Lynn Gedeon silver medal and Theo Duthoit silver medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Girls Championship Abu Dhabi – Mina Milusheva Champion and Gold Medal – Photos here

Austrian Junior Championship – Philip Silva bronze medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U20 Epee Boys Tournament 18.02.2017 – Shaan Lalvani silver medal – Photos here

Arab Championship Jordan 2017 – Lynn Gedeon Team Epee Bronze medallist

Arab Championship Jordan 2017 – Lynn Gedeon Team Foil Bronze medallist

UAE Fencing Federation U20 Epee Girls Tournament 17.02.2017 – Yasmin Kanaan bronze medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Epee Boys Tournament Kalba UAE 13.01.2017 – Khalid Belselah silver medal; Mostafa Al Misky bronze medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Epee Girls Tournament Kalba UAE 14.01.2017 – Yasmin Kanaan silver medal – Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation Dubai Championship U17 Epee Boys 30.04.2016 – Philip Silva gold medal; Khalid Belselah silver medal; Shaan Lalvani bronze medal

UAE Fencing Federation Al Ain Championship U17 Epee Boys 16.01.2015 – Mostafa El Misky silver medal

UAE Fencing Federation Al Ain Championship U17 Epee Girls 16.01.2015 – Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai gold medal and Yasmin Jawed bronze medal

Kalba Epee Championship U17 Boys Leandre B L’asticot silver medal and Mostafa Elmisky bronze medal 17.05.2014

Kalba Epee Championship U17 Girls Noor Farhat gold medal Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai bronze medal 16.05.2014

UAE Fencing Federation U17 Epee Girls Championship 29.11.2013 Gold medal Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai,Bronz medal to Dasha Busye and Kim Varnai

UAE U17 Boys Epee Championship 10-11.05.2013, Sharjah Adam Gazalet silver medal

UAE U17 Boys Epee Championship Kalba 12.01.2013 Adam Gazalet silver medal

UAE Abu Dhabi U 17 Epee Championship 13.04.2012 Kelian Bonnot 2nd Place Noor Farhat 2nd Place

UNDER 14 YEARS OLD

3rd Osijek International Fencing Cup 2018 in Croatia 24-25.03.2018 –  Ananya Navalekar Silver Medal – photos here

International Youth Fencing Epee Cup in Belgium on the 24.02.2018 – Zarah Kizilbash Silver Medal  – photos here

Arab Championship Jordan 14.08.2017 – Lynn Gedeon Team bronze medal photos here

Cyprus Talent Cup 17.06.2017 – Ashot Badalyan Gold medal photos here

UAE Abu Dhabi Girls U14 Epee Championship 20.04.2011 won by Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai and second place by Sophie Rizk

UNDER 13 YEARS OLD

UAE U13 Girls Fencing Championship Dubai 01.10.2022: Maria Zabudskaia Silver Medal, Nujood Salah Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U13 Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 02.10.2022: Siwan Ahn Silver Medal, Lincloln Murray Bronze Medal & Andrei Shokk Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U13 Girls Fencing Championship Dubai 03-04.06.2022: Maria Zabudskaia Gold Medal, Nujood Essam Silver Medal & Margaux Woum Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U13 Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 03-04.06.2022: Anvith Yalamanchili Gold Medal, Antoine Touma Silver Medal, Alexandre Bellotti Bronze Medal & Vadim van Rooijen Bronze Medal. Photos here

UNDER 12 YEARS OLD

UAE UAE U12 Girls Fencing Championship Dubai 03.16.2024: Leyna Mendjel Silver Medal. Photos here

UAE UAE U12 Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 03.16.2024: Aron Bourokba Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U12 Girls Fencing Championship Dubai, 29.10.2022: Tamara Krapivina Gold Medal. Photo here

UAE U12 Boys Fencing Championship Dubai, 29.10.2022: Sergei Malikov Gold Medal. Photo here

International U12 Competition Zagreb, Croatia 16.02.2020 – Anastasia Komarow Bronze Medal. Photos here

International Youth Fencing Epee Cup in Belgium on the 24.02.2018 – Ananya Navalekar 2nd Place & Yara Al Augaili 3rd Place – photos here

Cyprus Talent Cup 17.06.2017 – Ananya Navalekar Silver medal and Layla Qasem Bronze medal – photos here

UNDER 15 YEARS OLD

UAE U15  Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 23.03.2024: Margaux Woum Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U15  Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 23.03.2024:  Anvit Yalamanchili Silver Medal and Andrei Shokk Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U15  Girls Fencing Championship Dubai 1.10.2022: Anastasia Komarow Silver Medal, Maria Zabudskaia Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U15  Boys Fencing Championship Dubai 2.10.2022: Alexandre Bellotti Silver Medal, Anvit Yalamanchili Bronze Medal and Andrei Shokk Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U15  Girls Fencing Championship 15-16 .01.2022, Dubai: Anastasia Komarow Silver Medal, Manon Van Migem Bronze Medal – Photos here 

UAE U15  Boys Fencing Championship 15-16 .01.2022, Dubai: Anvit Yalamanchili Silver Medal – Photos here

MK Fencing Academy International Epee Cup December 3.12. 2021 – Anastasia Komarow Bronze Medal. Photos here

UAE U15 Boys and Girls Fencing Championship 1-2.02.2019, Dubai – Omar Belselah Gold Medal, Taher Khanan Silver Medal – Photos here

UAE U15 Boys and Girls Fencing Championship 15.12.2018, Dubai – Ananya Navalekar Gold Medal, Taher Khanan Gold Medal, Alexandra Semaan Bronze Medal and Omar Belselah Bronze Medal  – photos here

UAE U15 Boys and Girls Fencing Championship 2-3.04.2018 – Lynn Gedeon Bronze Medal; Omar Belselah Silver Medal and Ashot Badayan Bronze Medal – photos here

MK Fencing Academy International Epee Cup 15-16 December 2017 – Ashot Badalyn Bronze Medal

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Boys Epee Championship Sharjah 18.11.2017 – Qudus silver medal; Taher bronze medal – photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Girls Epee Championship Sharjah 17.11.2017 – Mina Milusheva gold medal; Zara silver medal; Alizeh and Yara bronze medals – photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Boys Epee Championship Dubai 29.04.2017 – Philip Silva gold medal

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Girls Epee Championship Dubai 28.04.2017 – Solenn Le Guyon silver medal

MK Fencing Academy International Epee Cup 16-17.12.2016 – Philip Silva gold medal; Khalid Belselah silver medal

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Boys Tournament Sharjah 01.12.2016 – Philip Silva silver medal; Omar Belselah bronze medal

UAE Fencing Championship Sharjah 15-16.01.2016 – U15 Boys – Philip Silva gold medal; Khalid Belselah bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Fencing Championship Sharjah 15-16.01.2016 – U15 Girls – Prune Huguet gold medal; Mina Milusheva silver medal. Photos here

MKFA International Epee Cup 11-12.12.2015 – U15 Boys – Philip Silva silver medal; Khalid Belselah and Lev Stukalo bronze medals. Photos here

MKFA International Epee Cup 11-12.12.2015 – U15 Girls – Yasmin Jawed bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Fencing Championship U15 Boys and Girls in Al Ain – Khaled Belselah gold medal; Yasmin Jawed gold medal; Philipe Silva silver medal

MKFA Epee Cup U15 Girls 20.12.2014 – Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai VZP gold medal, Yasmin Jawed bronze medal. Photos here

MKFA Epee Cup U15 Boys 20.12.2014 – Damiano Marsali silver medal, Georgii Shokk bronze medal & Philip Silva bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Boys Championship 15.11.2014, Sharjash, UAE – Mostafa El Misky – 2nd place silver medal, Damiano Marsili -3th place bronze medal , Philip Silva 3th place bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation U15 Girls Championship 14.11.2014 , Sharjah, UAE – Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai VZP- 1st place gold medal , Yasmin Jawed -2nd place & silver medal and Prune Huguet  3rd place and bronze medal. Photos here

MKFA Gargash Enterprises Mercedes – Benz Epee Cup 20-21.12.2013 – U15 Girls : Gold Medal Kim Varnai, silver medal Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai ; U15 Boys: Bronze medal Shaan Lalvani & Mostafa El Misky ; Open Women: Gold medal Noor Farhat, silver medal Hala Belselah; Open Men: Gold medal Yasser El Darawani, silver medal Mohammed Attia, bronze medal Laurenz Bissada

Lithuania International Junior Epee event 24-26.05.2013 Shaan Lalvani 5th place

UAE U15 Boys & Girls Epee Championship 19-20.04.2013, Dubai Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai and Mohamed Awad Gold Medal and becoming the UAE Champions and Alessandra Canta and Angus Thompson Bronz medals

UAE Fencing Federation Dubai U15 Girls Epee 09.05.2012 Noor Farhat Gold medal

SENIOR MEN AND WOMEN

UAE President’s Cup Championship Abu Dhabi 28.05.2023 ( only UAE Nationals): Roudha Alleeli, Alyazya Alsuwaidi and Nouf Alnoon Team Bronze medallists. Photos here

UAE Senior Women Fencing Championship Dubai 07.05.2023: Yixuan Zhang Gold Medal. Photos here

UAE Senior Women Fencing Championship Dubai 29.10.2022: Yixuan Zhang Silver Medal and Valerie Bonaparte Bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Senior Women Fencing Championship Dubai 03-04.06.2022 – Ananya Navalekar Silver Medal and Valerie Bonaparte Bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Senior Men Fencing Championship Dubai 03-04.06.2022 – Plamen Dikov Silver Medal. Photos here

UAE President’s Cup Fencing Championship Abu Dhabi 21.04.2021 – Ibrahim Abdel Rahim Individual Bronze Medalist. Photos here 

UAE National Team Championship in RAK 22.02.2020 – Women Team Lynn, Ananya, Valerie and Dilara Silver Medallists. Photos here

UAE National Team Championship in RAK 22.02.2020 – Men Team Eric Schaffner, Omar Belselah, Quddus Pativada and Taher Kannan – 3rd Place Bronze Medallists. Photos here

UAE President’s Cup Abu Dhabi Team Event 27-28.04.2018  – Women Team Asma, Irini and Solenn Bronze Medallists; Men Ibrahim, Eric and Philip Silver Medalist. Photos here

UAE Open Team Championship RAK 13.01.2018 – MKFA Men Team 3rd Place – Eric Schaffner, Ibrahim Abdelaziz, Mattew Cox, Murodzhan Khalikov. Photos here

UAE Open Team Championship RAK 12.01.2018 – MKFA Women Teams 3rd Place – Ann-Sophie Vanroyen, Asma Al Janah, Irini Paipai, Solenn Le Guyon photos here

UAE Open Women Championship Dubai 28.10.2017 – Irini VZP Champion and Gold Medal and Alizeh Kizilbash Bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Open Men Championship Dubai 27.10.2017 – Matt Cox silver medalist. Photos here

UAE President’s Cup Abu Dhabi 13-14.05.2016 – Open Men Yasser Al Darwani 1st place. Photos here

MKFA International Epee Cup 11-12.12.2015 – Open Men – Yasser Al Darwani 5th place. Photos here

UAE Fencing Championship Men Open 28.10.2016 – Yasser Al Darwani silver medal. Photos here 

UAE Fencing Championship Women Open 27.10.2016 – Irini VZP silver medal; Hala Belselah bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Women Ramadan Championship in Sharjah 26.06.2015 MKFA team 3rd Place: Asma, Roudha, Fatima and Irini van Zijderveld-Paipai VZP. Photos here

Balkan Club Epee Championship Plovdiv, Bulgaria 24-26.04.2015 – Yasser Al Darwani bronze medal. Photos here

UAE Fencing Federation RAK Championship Open Men 18.04.2014 – Yasser Al Darwani gold medal.

UAE Ramadan Men Championship Abu Dhabi Police Officers Club Yasser Al Darwani gold medal and Adam Gazalet bronze medal 13-14.07.2014

2014 GCC Epee Championship Hala Belselah individual bronze medal and silver team medal

MKFA Epee Cup Open Men 19.12.2014 – Yasser Al Darwani gold medal. Photos here

UAE Ramadan Women Championship Sharjah Ladies Club Roudha Al Awadhi bronze medal 05.07.2014

UAE President’s Cup 2014 Abu Dhabi Yasser Al Darwani silver medal and Roudha Al Awadhi bronze medal 30.05.2014

UAE President’s Cup 31.05.2013 Hala Belselah Gold Medal Women and Yasser El Darawani Gold Medal Men

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Fencing Tournament 31.03.2014 Hala Belselah individual bronze medal

UAE RAK Epee Open Women Championship 08.02.2013 Noor Farhat silver medal

UAE Fatima Bin Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Epee Fencing Championship, Emirates palace, Abu Dhabi 13.12.2012 Hala Belselah Gold

UAE Al Ain Open Epee Championship 2-3 November, 2012 Hala Belselah Gold medal, Rita Tornallyay Silver and Csilla Tornallyay Bronze medal. For the Men Yasser Al Darawani Silver medal

UAE Ramadan Open Championship 3-4 August 2012, RAK. Gold medal for Yasser Al Darwani and 6th place for Mike Gutierrez

UAE Fencing Federation President’s Cup 25-26 May 2012 Abu, gold medal Dhabi Yasser Al Darwani, bronz medal Mike  Gutierrez. Gold medal for Csilla Tornallyay and silver medal for Rita Tornallyay

UAE RAK Championship Open Women 23-24 Feb 2012 1st Place Csilla Tornallyay and 2nd Place Hala Belselah

UAE Al Ain Championship 23-24.12.2011 1st place Open Men Yasser Al Darwani and 1st Place Karen Ahten

GCC Bahrain GCC Championship Open Women 24-26 Nov, 2011 Hala Beselah 3rd Place Bronze medal

UAE Ramadan Championship 2011 Women Epee Open 3rd place won by Hamda AL Qubaisi

RAK Championship Roger Macmillan 2nd Place Silver Medal Men Open Epee

UAE Epee Championship Women organized by MKFA 2010 won by Mona Ibrahim Eldesoky

UAE RAK Championship Open Men Epee 2009 won by Amr Abo El-Enein and 2nd place by Yaser SA

UAE Ramadan Championship Open Men Epee 2009 3rd place by Amr Abo El-Enein, Bronze Medal

UAE Open Men Epee Championship 2008 won by Eric Schultz

UAE Ramadan International Championship Abu Dhabi 2008-09-16U20 2008 James Nieuwland 2nd Place , Silver Medal

UAE Open Men Foil Championship in Al Ain 2008 won by Nikolas Bede , Gold Medal

GCC Fencing Championship “All Arabia” in Jordan 10-15 August 2006, 3rd place Bronze Medal won by Khulood Essa Mohamed Al Zarouni

UAE Open Women Championship won by Hala Belselah, Gold Medal 2nd place Khulood Essa Mohamed, Silver medal and 2rd Place Aisha Essa Mohamed 3rd place

UAE Open Men Epee Championship 2005 won by Laurent Jarden , Gold Medal

MKFA MILESTONES

  • MKFA is voted the Gold Winner in the category “Best Sport Youth Academy/Organisation of the Year” at the UAE Sports Industry Awards SPIA, 2018
  • MKFA is nominated and wins the runner-up place in the category “Best Club/Academy in UAE” at the UAE Teen Sports and Fitness Awards 2018
  • MKFA opened a branch in Al Ain, located at Oasis Hospital Recreational Facilities, 2017
  • MKFA opened a branch in Abu Dhabi, located at New York University, 2016
  • MKFA starts the first fencing educational programme as part of the primary school curricula, in 2015
  • MKFA is recognised as official Fencing Centre of Excellence 2012
  • MKFA holds the first annual MKFA International Epee Cup, which later became the top fencing event in UAE organised locally to welcome several World and Olympic Champions and Number 1 in the Rank list of fencers, 2012
  • MKFA starts developing fencing training programmes on a university level, 2010
  • MKFA starts the first fencing after-school activity programme, 2010
  • MKFA holds the first ever UAE Fencing national title in Women’s Epee, won by Delara Umnikova, 2006
  • MKFA holds the first ever UAE Fencing National title, won by Abdula Kazim, 2005
  • MKFA becomes a founding member of the newly established UAE Fencing Federation, 2005
  • MKFA is the first ever dedicated educational Fencing Academy in UAE and the Middle East, established in 2002