Dear Athletes, Coaches, Referees, and Families,

It is with great pleasure we invite all young people within the world of fencing to participate in this very first staging of the Hans Christian Andersen City Games, a major sporting event, which also features a Fencing Tournament. The Games are planned to be a recurring event taking place in Odense, Denmark, in the beginning of July each year with Fencing as one of 18 sports to be represented.

The Fencing Tournament is an open competition with the opportunity to participate as a club team, a city team or a national team.

The aim and purpose of the Games is to gather young athletes from all over the world to have fun and learn from each other.

Organisers
The Hans Christian Andersen City Games are organised in collaboration with Odense Fencing Club (OFK) and Danish Fencing Federation. OFK has previously hosted the 2007 Nordic Championships, the 2009 European Junior Championships, as well as 12 Danish Championships.

Date
7th-13th July, 2012

Location
The Hans Christian Andersen City Games are held in Odense, the third largest city in Denmark, just 2½ hours by car from Hamburg (Germany), 1½ hours by car or train from Copenhagen, and 1 hour by car from Billund International Airport.