Filipina fencer Samantha Catantan struts her stuff at the women's foil individual event of the 2022 Fencing Worlds and eyes a match against reigning Olympic champion, Fil-Am Lee Kiefer.
MANILA, Philippines – Following an impressive first round performance, Filipino fencing sensation Samantha Catantan takes the piste again when she plays in the final 64 of the 2022 Fencing World Championships on Tuesday, July 19, in Cairo, Egypt.
The first to 16th entries are outright participants, while the No. 17 to 32 fencers are the top 16 from pool play. “Of course, beating my personal record has always been my goal. Now the goal is to make the top 32, which is definitely difficult to do, but I will definitely do my best,” she added. The 28-year-old Kiefer is the No. 1 seed in the final 64, where she will face 64th seed Katina Proestakis of Ukraine also in a knockout match.
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