Gymnasts Aleah Finnegan and Emma Malabuyo, as well as fencer Samantha Catantan arrived in Metz, France over the weekend to join fellow Filipinos in their training camp for the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics. (From left) Aleah Finnegan, Samantha Catantan and Emma Malabuyo arrive in Metz, France...
Fencers Samantha Catantan and Maxine Esteban face a tall order of competing against higher-ranked opponents in the early stages of the women’s foil event in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Paris Olympians PH Sam Catantan, left, and Maxine Esteban of Ivory Coast (Facebook post) There will be 34 fencers...
Top Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan braces for an uphill climb as she makes her Olympic debut in Paris in two months. Paris-bound fencer Samantha Catantan Catantan, a former UE Red Warrior, will be writing history as she becomes the first female fencer to represent the country in the quadrennial...
Beyond the Game Samantha Catantan: A grassroot product of Philippine Fencing By Brian Yalung Samantha Kyle Catantan admitted that she continues to have a hard time believing that she is headed to the Olympics. This was after the 22-year-old pulled off a dramatic win over Sofiya...
Fencers Nathaniel Perez and Hanniel Abella fell short in their bids to join Samantha Catantan to the 2024 Paris Games after bowing in their respective events in the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates over the weekend. Hanniel Abella Abella came up short in...
Samantha Kyle Catantan House Speaker Martin Romualdez has hailed 22-year-old Samantha Kyle Catantan for bringing Philippine fencing back on the Olympic stage, specifically the upcoming 2024 Paris Games. "It fills my heart with immense...
Talk about conquering tough odds and Samantha Kyle Catantan outperformed even herself, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said of the fencer who became the 12th Filipino athlete to officially qualify for the Paris Olympics. Samantha Kyle Catantan (FIE)...
Fencer Samantha Catantan pulled off a dramatic victory in the Asia Oceania Qualification in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates to clinch a berth to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday, April 27. Sam Catantan becomes the latest Filipino qualifier to the 2024 Paris Olympics. (Sam Catantan Facebook) The...
BEYOND THE GAME Catantan content with fencing return as grind continues By Brian Yalung Samantha Catantan admitted that she is yet to reach her sharp form despite qualifying for the US NCAA Fencing Championships set to take place from March 21 to 24 in Columbus, Ohio. Samantha Catantan ...
Samantha Catantan qualified to the US NCAA Fencing Championships slated on March 21 to 24 in Columbus, Ohio after finishing second overall in the Mid-Atlantic/South Regionals over the weekend. Samantha Catantan sees action once again the US NCAA Fencing Championships. The 22-year-old Cantantan, who...
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...
Samantha Catantan Philippine fencing team mainstay Samantha Catantan will lead a strong 22-man national squad that will see action in the 2022 FIE Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championship at the Hamdan Sports Complex on April 2 to 10 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Catantan, gold medalist in...
