Fencers ready to impress

Richard Bernstein and Nicholas Lakeland

FENCING RICHARD Bernstein and Nicholas Lakeland will lead Maccabi GB’s fencing squad at the European Maccabi Games.

The delegation won three medals in fencing at the 2017 Maccabiah Games and Lakeland said: “We are looking forward to showing our talented squad what an international Maccabi Games has to offer, both on and off the fencing front.”

On the aims for the squad, Bernstein, who is also competing as an Open athletes said: “Our hopes are to maintain our momentum from the Maccabiah Games in Israel and follow up on the gold and silver medals we achieved.”