Samantha Catantan captured the Philippines' eighth gold and the first medal for the national fencing team after beating Maxine Wong of Singapore in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Saturday, May 14. Sam Catantan Catantan eked out a 14-12 win...
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) Fresh from a stint in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the national...
National team head coach Rolando ‘Amat’ Canlas and rising star Sam Catantan talk about the preparations being done by the Philippine Fencing Association for the coming 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition. Canlas...
Photo from Penn State University's Facebook page Penn State University freshman Samantha Catantan was named the women’s fencing Most Valuable Player following her memorable stint in the recent US NCAA Fencing Championship in Pennsylvania. A former star fencer at University of the East, Catantan...
Sam Catantan together with national coach Amat Canlas (Photo from Amat Canlas' Facebook account) Two of the six Filipino fencers failed on their bid to earn Tokyo Olympics slots as Samantha Catantan and CJ Concepcion suffered separate defeats in the knockout stage of their respective events in the...
Filipino fencers Nathaniel Perez (from left), Hanniel Abella, Jylyn Nicanor, Samantha Catantan, CJ Concepcion and Noelito Jose arrive at the Istanbul Airport in Turkey before they head to Tashkent for the Asian-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Uzbekistan. (Photo from national coach Amat...
Filipino fencer Christian Concepcion celebrates after defeating Singapore's Leu Clive Yi Yang in individual sabre semifinals at the World Trade Center on December 3, 2019. (MB File Photo) Five of the six Filipino fencers aiming for Tokyo Olympic spots are set to fly Wednesday night for Uzbekistan...
After more than two months of bubble training in Ormoc City, coach Amat Canlas of the national fencing team believes the five fencers are ready for the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) on April 26 and 27 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. “They’re all good, they were able to regain their form...
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...
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,...
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...
Sam Catantan, right, pre-fence during a practice session with Lance Tan in the 2021 Juniors/Cadets Fencing Championship set April 3 to 11 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo from Lance Tan) Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan said the experience she gained in the US NCAA Fencing Championship will help her in...
