The price of sparring

Fencing equipment is expensive and hard to come by. A sabre can cost between ~15,000 and ~20,000 and a blade, which costs approximately ~9,000, lasts about a couple of years. Lagu remembers a time when he would run back and forth between venues, transferring equipment between different fencers to ensure they could compete. Bhavani, sponsored by the Gosports Foundation, travelled to train in Livorno, Italy, under coach Nicola Zanotti. But it’s a rare occurrence.