Juliana Gomez and Nana Carbonell claimed the gold medal in their respective individual categories with thrilling wins in the Season 86 of the UAAP Fencing Championship at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in España, Manila.
Juliana Gomez and Nana Carbonell claimed the gold medal in their respective individual categories with thrilling wins in the Season 86 of the UAAP Fencing Championship at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in España, Manila.Gomez, daughter of Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez and Leyte Fourth District Rep. Richard Gomez, successfully defended the women's epee gold medal with a come-from-behind 15-14 victory over Cyrra Vergara of De La Salle University on Friday.
Carbonell, on the other hand, stole the limelight in women's foil as she bagged the gold medal with a 15-11 decision against University of the East fencer Eytria Olarte in the finals on Day One of the four-day competition last Thursday.'The pressure was big after not winning a medal last year. I really had to redeem myself, I want to make up for what happened last year,' said the 20-year-old second year community development student of UP.