After being crowned European Junior (under 20) Champion, amongst other notable successes in the last twelve months, ZFW's David Sosnov has now been awarded Performance Athlete of the Year in British Fencing's Community Awards 2026. These awards recognise the hard work and commitment of clubs, coaches, fencers and volunteers for their contribution to fencing. An independent panel selected the shortlisted nominees and winners. In giving David this award, the judging panel com