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The Filipino-Ivorian fencer faces Tokyo silver medalist Pauline Ranvier of the host nation in the round-of-32 of women’s foil in the Paris Olympics with a definite goal in mind: Make it to the top 20 of the world rankings.
“Making it to the top 20 definitely would be a step in that direction,” she added. Both Esteban and Team Philippines fencer Sam Catantan begin their Paris journey on Sunday in the women’s foil competitions. Esteban has spent the last couple of years polishing her craft under Olympic gold coach Andrea Magro and participated in a training camp in Paris with the Japanese national squad.
If she wins, the Team Philippines bet will advance to the main draw against world No. 2 Arianna Errigo of Italy. Crashing the top 20 would be a first in a long while for any Filipino-born fencer and it will add to the momentum of the former eight-time Philippine champion.
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