Daene Talavera, right, in action at the Junior-Cadet World Fencing Championships in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo from FIE) US-based Filipino fencer Daena Talavera made history when she finished seventh overall in the women’s cadet division in the Junior-Cadet World Championships last Wednesday, April 7,...
In this file photo, Philippines' Haniel Abella, left, and Singapore's Abdul Rahman Kiria face off during the fencing individual epee finals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at World Trade Center last December. (MB File Photo) Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medalists Jylyn Nicanor and Hanniel...
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez has set the tone for his training as he eyes a comeback in fencing, a sport that earned him a gold medal in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. But it is not intended to gain a spot with the squad that is preparing for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) and SEA Games...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association President Richard Gomez together with the national fencing team (Photo from Amat Canlas) Aside from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) next month, the fencing national team is using the bubble training camp in Ormoc City to prepare for this...
Philippine Fencing Association chief and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez, left, with national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas. (Photo from Amat Canlas) Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez is keeping his fingers crossed that the Asian Qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics...
Ormoc City Mayor and Philippine Fencing Association President Richard Gomez (middle) meets the fencing national team led by head coach Amat Canlas (beside him at left) as Ormoc City welcomes the 21-man delegation for the two-month bubble training. Also in photo are (front row, from left) Lee...
Philippines' Christian Concepcion (left) goes up against Vietnam's Vu Thanh An in Fencing Individual Sabre finals at World Trade Center, December 3, 2019. (MB File Photo) The national team for fencing will train for two months in Ormoc City after the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) finally...
National fencing coach Amat Canlas sees a busy 2021 campaign for the Filipinos fencers with two important international tournaments already lined up in the calendar of events. First is the Asian Fencing Championship in April in South Korea where the Philippines will have six athletes, while the...
Philippine Fencing team coach Amat Canlas and Sam Catantan during last year's World Junior Fencing Championship in Poland. (Photo Courtesy of Canlas Fencing Academy) Three months from now, Sam Catantan will compete for Penn State University’s fencing team, a first for a "homegrown" Filipino...
Philippine fencing team head coach Rolando "Amat" Canlas Jr., center, with Korean mentors Kim Seungjun and Park Sang Sun Sang during the 2019 World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) With a heavy heart, the fencing national team parted ways with Korean...
National fencing team scheduled to compete in Olympic qualifiers next year Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) president and Ormoc City mayor Richard Gomez (Nick Giongco) Philippine Fencing Association president Richard Gomez said they have proposed to the Philippine Sports Commission to extend...
