PHNOM PENH — Filipino bets Samuel Tranquillan and Ivy Dinoy added two medals to the Philippines’ campaign on Saturday in the fencing competitions of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at Hall D of the OCIC Wedding Center in Chroy Changvar District here.
Tranquillan claimed the silver medal following a 3-15 loss to Singaporean Samuel Robson in the men’s foil finals.
On the other hand, Dinoy fell in a 12-15 setback to Vietnamese Vu Thi Hong in the women’s epee semis.
Meanwhile, PH fencing star Samantha Catantan has been pulled out of the women’s team foil event after injuring her left knee Friday.
National team coach Ramil Endriano confirmed that Catantan’s knee injury has been diagnosed by doctors as a partial ACL tear.
Catantan will undergo more medical assessments when she returns to Manila.
The team skipper of the Penn State University Nittany Lions playing in Division 1 of the US NCAA, never got to play a finals’ rematch with nemesis Maxine Wong of Singapore, who eventually won the gold medal.
The country’s top Filipina fencer conceded on the advice of her coach and medical personnel to not continue with her duel with Wong, after getting hurt during her clash with Kemei Chung of Singapore in the semifinals. She settled for the silver.
All is not lost for Catantan in her dream of making it to the 2024 Paris Olympics, though, as a partial ACL tear takes only three months to heal and recover from if there are no medical setbacks during rehab.
Qualifying tournament points can be accumulated for the Paris Olympics until April of next year.
