4 women compete to win the Canadian Knightfall Championship in Calgary
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Armoured combat sport is a new sport where competitors suit up in armour and fight using swords, axes, maces and polearms in an enclosed arena like knights in the Middle Ages.
Fighters are embracing diversity and inclusivity as four women compete to win the Canadian Knightfall Championship in Calgary.
Armoured combat sport is a new sport where competitors suit up in armour and fight using swords, axes, maces and polearms in an enclosed arena like knights in the Middle Ages. It is played around the world, with competitions in the United States and Europe.
Around 80 people from all over the world signed up to participate in the championship in Canada this year, according to Armored Combat Entertainment.
“I first heard about this sport on YouTube. My friend was a fighter here and they introduced me to the sport three years ago and I went to he gym to get introduced to the rest of the fighters,” said Des Levesconte, a Knightfall Championship competitor.
“I really loved it. It’s a really cool sport, but I was very nervous because it looked like a guy thing. But the fighters said there are women fighters that do this all over the globe.”
Levesconte said the inclusive community and her love for the sport inspired her to continue fighting.
“The sheer thrill factor is what keeps me going,” she told Global News. “This sport is unlike the rest … It’s so cool because we get to see a lot of people who are into medieval-like fair culture. I love that we’re bringing forth the concept of fighting with armour.”
Levesconte said she is hoping to gain more experience in the sport throughout the championship.
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