Juliana Gomez, only daughter of Richard Gomez and Lucy Torres, is not keen on becoming an actress. She revealed this in a recent interview, admitting she doesn't see herself as an actress. Julia told "Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel," "I don't really see myself as an actress, just because I grew...
Richard Gomez couldn't be prouder that his daughter Juliana won gold in a fencing competition in Indonesia. He wrote on Instagram: "Congratulations @gomezjuliana for winning the Gold in the West Java Fencing Challenge 2022 in Bogot, Indonesia. You make our country proud! Congratulations to Coach...
Maxine Esteban Maxine Esteban finished 71st in a field of 140 fencers at the close of the World Seniors Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico recently. The 21-year-old Ateneo student won four of six matches in the group stage of the women’s individual foil event to advance in the knockout phase. Her...
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...
Samantha Catantan After nearly clinching a spot in the Tokyo Olympics, Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan hopes to make it to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France with the help of a scholarship program under the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Catantan, a member of the Penn State...
The national team for fencing is resuming its ‘bubble’ training in Ormoc City in preparation for the possibility of competing in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam early next year. As approved by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the training is set Sept. 18 to Dec. 5 at the Ormoc...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan expects a tougher second year as a member of the Penn State University fencing team as more competitions are lined up as part of the buildup for the 2022 US NCAA Fencing Championship. Samantha Catantan, right, poses with family, parents Jon and Aileen, and sisters...
Filipino-American Lee Kiefer of the USA Fencing Team celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's individual foil event in the Tokyo Olympics Sunday in Japan. (Photo from the Instagram fencing_fie) Filipino-American Lee Kiefer fencer of the USA captured the gold medal in the women's...
Filipino fencer Samantha Catantan, right, and national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament last April in Uzbekistan. (Photo courtesy of Amat Canlas) Finally, after a year of waiting, the Tokyo Olympics is set to formally on Friday, July 23. Filipino...
Richard Gomez As soon as Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez got his RT-PCR test result that yielded positive for COVID-19, he coordinated with the personnel that organized last week’s National Open Fencing Championships at the Ormoc City Superdome. Amat Canlas, head coach of the national team, said...
Jylyn Nicanor (Elite Facebook Page) Southeast Asian Games (SEA) gold medalist Jylyn Nicanor proved she is still the No. 1 fencer in women’s saber after bagging her third gold medal in the third and final leg of the National Open Fencing Championship held Saturday, July 10 at the Superdome in...
Samantha Catantan, right, and Maxine Esteban show their medals after they finished 1-2 in the women's foil event in the National Open Fencing Championship last Thursday at the Superdome in Ormoc City. (Photo from Elite Facebook page) Rising star Samantha Catantan and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games...
