KUALA LUMPUR: Filipino fencers will try to snap a six-year gold-medal drought when they open their bid in the fencing competition of the 29th Southeast Asian Games Monday at the MITEC Hall A here. Swinging into action are Donnie Navarro and Eric Brando II in the men’s individual sabre event and Maxine Esteban and Samantha Catantan in the women’s individual foil competition. Former fencing secretary general Marilee Estampador, who will be the technical director of the SEA Games fencing competition, said “most of these fencers are young and promising but still lack international experience. “This could be my last SEA Games because I am not getting any younger,” said the tall and lean mother of two children before the team left for Kuala Lumpur. The last Filipino fencer to capture a gold medal in the regional meet was retired national athlete Wally Mendoza, who ruled the men’s individual sabre contest in the Palembang SEA Games in 2011.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2017 07:41 UTC