More than 50 Filipino fencers will vie for the gold in the first Hefeng National Junior Fencing Championships set May 27 and 28 at the New Taipei Municipal Linkou Senior High School in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Published April 6, 2021, 10:03 PM
Photo from Canlas Fencing Academy
Filipino fencer Sam Catantan suffered a heartbreaking 15-8 defeat to May Tieu of the US in the round-of-32 Tuesday, April 6, in the 2021 World Cadets/Juniors Fencing Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
Catantan’s 20th place finish was a big improvement from her 2019 stint in the tournament when she ended at 96th spot among 160-plus participants. Last year, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
As a 17-year-old participant in 2019, Catantan placed 16th overall in the cadets category of the tournament, which led to Penn State’s offer for a spot in its fencing team with the Nittany Lions.
Published April 4, 2021, 2:26 PM
Sam Catantan reacts after winning a match in the World Junior Fencing Championship in Poland. (Photo Courtesy of Canlas Fencing Academy)
Five fencers led by US NCAA campaigners Sam Catantan and Lance Tan will carry the national team colors as they compete in the 2021 World Juniors/Cadets Fencing Championship set April 3 to 11 in Cairo, Egypt.
Fresh from a tied for third place finish in the US NCAA Fencing Championship recently in Pennsylvania, the 19-year-old freshman Catantan of Penn State University hopes to improve from a “Sweet 16” stint in the cadet category of this same tournament two years ago in Poland.
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Published January 19, 2021, 1:47 PM
Sam Catantan reacts after one of her wins in last year’s World Junior Fencing Championship in Poland. (Photo Courtesy of Canlas Fencing Academy)
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan begins her training with teammates as the fencing team of Penn State University formally opens practice Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in preparation for the 2021 US NCAA tournament.
“I’m so excited to meet the whole team and to fence with others as well,” said Catantan, who turns 19 on February 1, in a message to
Manila Bulletin Tuesday (Monday night in the US).
On the eve of Day 1 of training with the Nittany Lions, Catantan said she is always reminded of the purpose of the journey she is having now despite being away from family and friends.