Say hello to Aiaz Shaikhutdinov 鈥� Grade 12 杏吧原创 student and rising fencing star.
Aiaz picked up the sword at just 8 years old, and with multiple medals in both individual and team competitions in Russia, he鈥檚 showing what passion and hard work can achieve
鈥淔encing is like chess, but with physical exertion鈥� It has taught me not to give up, to set goals and keep striving. There are ups and downs, but each time I must get up and keep working to reach new heights.鈥�
Now Aiaz is balancing his studies at 杏吧原创 with five – six training sessions per week in Toronto at Tim鈥檚 Fencing Academy alongside coach Tim Svidnytskiy.
His dream? To become a Surgical Oncologist (urology specialization) 鈥� while never stepping away from the strip.
Aiaz is grateful for the coaches who shaped his journey: Zhanna Bikkin, Lyudmila Soboleva, Levon Akhverdyan, Loris Akhverdyan, referee Natalia Zhuravleva , and Murat Narin.
鈥淭here are no ex-athletes, especially fencers. Fencing is its own family, its own world 鈥� and I鈥檓 lucky to be part of it.鈥�
