FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates: It is the turn of Filipino fencers Nathaniel Perez and Hanniel Abella to aim for berths in the Paris Olympics as the two take the stage in the Asian & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) Sunday, April 28 at the Zayed Sports Complex here.
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates: It is the turn of Filipino fencers Nathaniel Perez and Hanniel Abella to aim for berths in the Paris Olympic s as the two take the stage in the Asian & Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament Sunday, April 28 at the Zayed Sports Complex here. Abella will see action in the women's epee division at 9 a.m., while Perez will play in the men's foil category at 11 a.m.
Waltwer Torres – now a Commissioner at the Philippine Sports Commission – was the last Filipino fencer to play in the Summer Games following his participation in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.As for Abella, a member of the gold medal winning women's epee team and silver medalist in individual during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, she likewise wants to accomplish the same after a first round exit in the Direct Elimination of the OQT in Uzbekistan.
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