(UPDATE) FILIPINO fencer Samantha Kyle Catantan will face Mariana Pistoia of Brazil in the table of 64 direct elimination (DE) when the clashing of the swords begin in the 2024 Paris Olympics right at the heart of the city at Grand Palais in France.
FILIPINO fencer Samantha Kyle Catantan will face Mariana Pistoia of Brazil in the table of 64 direct elimination when the clashing of the swords begin in the 2024 Paris Olympic s right at the heart of the city at Grand Palais in France. Catantan , a first time Olympian who earned her spot in the Summer Games via the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament , emerged as No. 33 in the rankings after the draw on Thursday while Pistoia ended up 32nd out of 34 fencers.
The winners of both matches will advance in the round of 32 of the DE.The winner of the Catantan-Pistoia match will play No. 1 Arianna Errigo of Italy, while the winner of the Jelinska-Zakarani duel will take on No. 2 and defending champion Lee Kiefer of the United States.Kiefer, whose mother Teresa is from Tagum City, Davao del Norte, won the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by dethroning Russian champion Inna Deriglazova in the finals 15-13.
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