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Filipino-Ivorian fencer Maxine Esteban secured the lone African singles’ Paris Olympic spot in women’s foil, making her the first homegrown Filipino female fencer to clinch an Olympic berth
“This is not the end,” she said of her qualification. “This is just part of the ongoing journey. There will be more days of hard work ahead, all to make sure that I won’t be satisfied with just making an appearance at the Paris Olympics but use that grand stage as a chance to compete and test myself again.”
“I am praying that the Philippines will be able to qualify more fencers in April,” Esteban said, referring to a wild card tournament next month that will be participated in by Asian countries that failed to directly qualify for the Olympics.
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