In this file picture, members of the Romanian team, winners of the 2014 Qatar Fencing World Cup Team final, pose for with the Chinese team and officials at the Gate Mall in Doha. The preliminary rounds of the Qatar Fencing Grand Prix 2014 will begin today — officials of the Qatar Fencing Federation (QFF) announced yesterday. The three-day championship will take place at Aspire Academy and the Gate Mall. The preliminary rounds will take place at the Aspire Academy while the finals will take place at the Gate Mall on Saturday and Sunday. Around 288 fencers from 46 countries will take part in the event.
