By Waylon Galvez
The national team settled for a pair of bronze medals at the start of team competitions in fencing in the 30th Southeast Asian Games Friday evening at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.
Maxine Esteban, Samantha Catantan, Wilhelmina Lozada, and Justine Tinio of the Philippines receive the bronze medal for the Women’s Team Foil (Photo courtesy of Kristofer Purnell)
The troika of Maxine Isabel Esteban, Samantha Kyle Catantan, and Wilhelmina Lozada lost to Vietnam 45-36 in the women’s team foil event. Vietnam eventually settled with the silver medal following a 45-29 setback to Singapore.
The four-man Philippine Team of Christian Jhester Conception, Donnie Arth Navarro, Eunice Daniel Villanueva, and Eric Brado II, meanwhile, fell to Vietnam 45-38 in the men’s sabre action.
Vietnam eventually claimed the gold medal as it downed Thailand 45-39 in the finals of the said event.
The national team has a gold medal courtesy of Jylyn Nicacor in the women’s individual foil event, two silver medals and five bronzes. Concepcion and Catantan have two bronze medals each after finishing third in their respective divisions in the individual category.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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