Published June 3, 2021, 11:40 PM
Samantha Catantan during the US NCAA Fencing Championship in Pennsylvania. (US NCAA Images)
Penn State University freshman Samantha Catantan is set to see action in the National American Cup on June 4 to 7 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Virginia, USA.
This will be the first tournament for Catantan since she earned a bronze medal during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for Asia for the Tokyo Olympics last May in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The 19-year-old Catantan said the event serves as a good exposure for her as she continues to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Catantan, 2 other PH fencers miss Olympic berths
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endIndex: Filipina fencer Samantha Catantan receives her bronze medal with national team head coach Amat Canlas. Photo courtesy: Amatov Tuyay Canlas/Facebook
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 25) – Penn State University standout Samantha Catantan settled for a bronze medal in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers on Sunday, as she and two other Filipino fencers fell short of clinching a Tokyo Olympics berth.
The winners of the fencing event in the Asia-Oceania Olympic qualifiers held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan earn their slots in the Games set from July 23 to Aug. 8 this year.
Catantan, a former UAAP juniors most valuable player from the University of the East, absorbed a 10-15 loss against tournament top seed Yana Alborova of Uzbekistan in the semifinal round of the women s foil event.
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Singaporean fencer Amita Berthier earns Olympic spot after winning qualification tournament
Singapore s Amita Berthier celebrates scoring a point in the SEA Games women s fencing semi-finals on Nov 3, 2019. (Photo: Matthew Mohan)
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SINGAPORE: Amita Berthier has booked her place at this year s Olympic Games, after winning the women s foil event at the Asia-Oceanian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday (Apr 25).
Berthier edged out Uzbekistan s Yala Alborova 15-14 to seal her place at the Games, which are slated to begin in less than three months.
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