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Joshua, who has represented Team GB in Romania, Hungry and Bulgaria, said the Scottish Youth Fencing Championship was a turning point.
He said, “I was down a lot of points in my first few rounds and knew I had to pull something out of the bag. I’m so happy that all the hard work has paid off.”
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Currently ranked 8th in the United Kingdom for Cadet U17 Sabre Class, Joshua recently won Bronze in the Team U20s Commonwealth Games 2022. The Perthshire teen has big plans for his future in Fencing.
He added, “Under 20s is much physically harder than anything I’ve competed in so far but I want to go to the Olympics. After the Commonwealth Games in the summer, I know that I want to keep fighting as much as possible.”
Joshua, a Fencing Scholar at Strathallan School, trains five times a week at Salle Ossian, representing the club and the school on piste. He recently came 5th out of 103 entries from across Europe in the U15 Challenge in Poland.
His next major competition is the British Youth Championships in Sheffield this May where he will compete in the U16 class.
Director of Sport, Jim Thompson said, “We are incredibly proud of Joshua and his recent wins. His hard work is paying off and now he is taking steps toward his dream of competing in the Olympics. We look forward to seeing what he goes on to achieve this summer.”
