Fencers from six countries will take part in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Fencing Championships in HCM City from today until Friday.

Competitors will vie for medals in three events: foil, sabre and epee.

The tournament at Phan Dinh Phung Gymnasium has attracted 133 athletes from Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Viet Nam. The hosts will be represented by strong fencers, such as 26th SEA Games gold medalist Nguyen Thi Le Dung and the first Vietnamese fencer to qualify for the Olympics Nguyen Tien Nhat.-VNS