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Fencer Is Games' 750th Registered Athlete
Monday, April 9, 2007
By Ashley Smith
He may be too young to build a fence, but Zane Palmer isn't too young to be a fencer.
Zane, of Clinton, is 10 years old and the 750th registered athlete in the Utah Summer Games. He will be participating in the sport of fencing during the event.
Zane has been fencing for six months and learned about the sport through a family member who also fences.
"My uncle told me about (fencing)," said Zane. "I like it a lot."
Zane practices the sport twice a week for an hour at Layton Wasatch Fencing. He said that he has made many friends and feels good when he fences.
According to wikipedia.org, fencing is "…the art of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot or thrown." The website also asserts that the term fencing originates from the expression, "The Art of Defense."
The 2007 Utah Summer Games will be Zane's first, although he said that he has competed in four other events in Utah. He heard about the Games through people who work at Layton Wasatch Fencing and is looking forward to participating.
"I am excited to go," said Zane.
Palmer is the youngest child in a family of five. His parents, Kelly and Tamara, have two other children, Kyle, 25, and Alicia, 13. Zane’s father, Kelly, said that he is excited for Zane to compete in the Games.
"As a parent I can't express how great I feel about Zane participating in the (Utah Summer Games)," Kelly said. "Zane has always felt like an outsider in many sports and found his niche in fencing. He acts shy around people but really comes out of his shell in this sport."
Zane is in the fifth grade at Parkside Elementary School in Clinton and likes other sports besides fencing. He said that he enjoys to run and to play soccer and football.
Even though he is only 10 years old, Kelly said that Zane acts much older while he is fencing.
"During the competitions we call him Little Man; he looks and acts so professional," said Kelly.
The Utah Summer Games is the state's oldest and largest Olympic-style sports festival and offers over 50 defferent sporting events, including Horsehoes, Lacrosse and of course Fencing
He may be too young to build a fence, but Zane Palmer isn't too young to be a fencer.
Zane, of Clinton, is 10 years old and the 750th registered athlete in the Utah Summer Games. He will be participating in the sport of fencing during the event.
Zane has been fencing for six months and learned about the sport through a family member who also fences.
"My uncle told me about (fencing)," said Zane. "I like it a lot."
Zane practices the sport twice a week for an hour at Layton Wasatch Fencing. He said that he has made many friends and feels good when he fences.
According to wikipedia.org, fencing is "…the art of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot or thrown." The website also asserts that the term fencing originates from the expression, "The Art of Defense."
The 2007 Utah Summer Games will be Zane's first, although he said that he has competed in four other events in Utah. He heard about the Games through people who work at Layton Wasatch Fencing and is looking forward to participating.
"I am excited to go," said Zane.
Palmer is the youngest child in a family of five. His parents, Kelly and Tamara, have two other children, Kyle, 25, and Alicia, 13. Zane’s father, Kelly, said that he is excited for Zane to compete in the Games.
"As a parent I can't express how great I feel about Zane participating in the (Utah Summer Games)," Kelly said. "Zane has always felt like an outsider in many sports and found his niche in fencing. He acts shy around people but really comes out of his shell in this sport."
Zane is in the fifth grade at Parkside Elementary School in Clinton and likes other sports besides fencing. He said that he enjoys to run and to play soccer and football.
Even though he is only 10 years old, Kelly said that Zane acts much older while he is fencing.
"During the competitions we call him Little Man; he looks and acts so professional," said Kelly.
The Utah Summer Games is the state's oldest and largest Olympic-style sports festival and offers over 50 defferent sporting events, including Horsehoes, Lacrosse and of course Fencing
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