Naku Po! Fencing na naman

JAKARTA – Target ng eightmember Philippine fencing team na tuldukan ang mahabang panahon nang kabiguan sa 18th Asian Games.

Iginiit ni Philippine Fencing Federation chief Mayor Richard Gomez at Chief of Mission to the Games na malaki ang potensyal ng Fencing sa quadrennial meet.

Palaging nakadadalo ang Pilinassa Asian Games simula noong 1974 sa Tehran. ngunit,laging talunan.

Sasandal ang Pinas sa kina Samantha Kyle Catantan, Maxine Esteban, Wilhelmina Lozada and Justine Tinio in women's foil individual and team event; Brenan Louie, Nathaniel Perez at Michael Nicanor in men's foil individual at team; at Hanniel Abella, tanging panlaban sa women’s individual epee.

Bilang paghahanda, nagensayo ang koponan sa tatlong oras na training facilty ee-week training sa Paris at sumabak sa Trekanten InternationalNordic Championships Foil 2018 at Valby Hallen in Denmark kunga saan tumapos ang 17-anyos na si Esteban sa ikalawang puwesto sa women’s under-20 individual foil.

Sumabak din ang Pinoy fencers sa Junior at Cadet World Championship sa Italy in sa Abril 22, ang 22nd Asian Championships sa Thailand sa Hunyo at 15th World Championships sa China.

Pambato sa men’s team si Lozada, namayagpag sa jmen’s epee after Noelito Jose Jr. was injured while cross training.

"As a CDM, my NSA (national sport association) is entitled to field a maximum of 24 fencers. But we did not do that and instead we chose the best who have chances of winning at the Asian level like the Asian Games”, pahayag ni Gomez.