Five of the six Filipino fencers aiming for Tokyo Olympic spots are set to fly Wednesday night for Uzbekistan to compete in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for Asia on April 24-26 in Tashkent.
Published April 9, 2021, 6:05 PM Christian Concepcion celebrates after defeating Singapore’s Leu Clive Yi Yang in fencing individual sabre semifinals at World Trade Center, December 3, 2019. (MB File Photo)
In hopes of surpassing its performance in the last Southeast Asian Games here, the Philippine Fencing Association has created the blueprint for the national team’s bid in the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Amat Canlas, the head coach of the national team, said the PFA has approved the selection process through a tournament, which will be conducted in a bubble setup for the PFA National Open Fencing Championships on July 3 to 11 at the Superdome in Ormoc City.
Published February 5, 2021, 3:35 PM
Christian Concepcion celebrates after defeating and Singapore’s Leu Clive Yi Yang in Fencing Individual Sabre semifinals at World Trade Center, December 3, 2019. (MB File Photo)
Five of the six Filipino fencers that will compete in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament via the Asian Championship are set to leave Saturday for a two-month bubble training camp in Ormoc City.
Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Jylyn Nicanor leads the contingent of Olympic hopefuls that will train under the care of Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez, also the president of the Philippine Fencing Association.
“This training camp in Ormoc City is very important for the fencers going to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament,” said national team mentor Amat Canlas in a phone interview.