Team Philippines wins two SEAFF golds
MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines finally found a way to get on top of the podium after the women’s foil team and the men’s saber squad ruled their respective categories in the 2026 Southeast Asian Fencing Federation (SEAFF) Cadet and Junior championships on Tuesday at the Arena TSH OCM in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The triumvirate of Victoria Ebdane, Willa Galvez and Jodie Tan ruled the women’s foil team as they downed a team from Vietnam, 44-37, in the finals.
After dispatching Philippine Team B of Yuna Canlas, Hagia del Castillo and Victoria Malvar in a nail-biting 29-28 triumph in the semifinals, Philippine Team A roared on in the finals.
Protecting a slim 9-6 lead, the 15-year-old Galvez – a member of the multi-titled UE fencing team – outscored Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, 10-1, on the fourth of nine bouts to give the Philippines a comfortable 19-7 advantage.
In men’s saber, the Phl team of Khiane Felipe, Vito Coching, Drake Chung and Matthew General defeated their Thai rivals, 45-40, in the finals.
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