RP fencers best in SEA
April 27, 2002 | 12:00am
The Philippines captured the overall crown of the sixth Southeast Asian Fencing Championships after four more gold medals were won by a crack RP team Wednesday and Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Walbert Mendoza and Leny Reyes grabbed the mens and womens saber gold medals Wednesday, a feat the RP foil teams duplicated a day later to raise the countrys haul to an unreachable eight gold medals in the tournament participated in by six countries.
With only four more gold medals staked on the last two days of competitions, the Philippines did not only retain the crown but also pulled off the feat with flourish. In the 2000 edition, a Philippine team emerged overall champion by winning seven of the 10 golds at stake.
The mens foil team of Emerson Segui, Rolando Canlas and brothers Ramil and Rufelino Endriano made the opposition wilt throughout the tournament on their way to the gold medal.
The womens squad of Lenny Reyes, who already has three golds to her name in the tournament, Veena Nustro, Melly Joy Angeles and Lorraine San Diego refused to be left out and did the same gold medal-winning stint in womens foil.
"A team that has prepared long and hard and one that has the heart and determination to triumph will be one that would produce results. And this is the result," said Celso Dayrit, president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, who once headed the Philippine Amateur Fencing Association.
Six countries are competing in the tournament the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and the way the tournament is going, Dayrit said, the Philippines could already make an initial projection about next years SEA Games in Vietnam.
"Its definitely a good sign but still, we have to keep it up all the time," he said. The Philippine teams participation in the championships was bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
The other winners of the gold medals in the tournament being played at the Negara Stadium were Avelino Victorino in mens epee, Lorrie Bauzon in womens epee, Reyes in womens foil and Segui in mens foil.
Walbert Mendoza and Leny Reyes grabbed the mens and womens saber gold medals Wednesday, a feat the RP foil teams duplicated a day later to raise the countrys haul to an unreachable eight gold medals in the tournament participated in by six countries.
With only four more gold medals staked on the last two days of competitions, the Philippines did not only retain the crown but also pulled off the feat with flourish. In the 2000 edition, a Philippine team emerged overall champion by winning seven of the 10 golds at stake.
The mens foil team of Emerson Segui, Rolando Canlas and brothers Ramil and Rufelino Endriano made the opposition wilt throughout the tournament on their way to the gold medal.
The womens squad of Lenny Reyes, who already has three golds to her name in the tournament, Veena Nustro, Melly Joy Angeles and Lorraine San Diego refused to be left out and did the same gold medal-winning stint in womens foil.
"A team that has prepared long and hard and one that has the heart and determination to triumph will be one that would produce results. And this is the result," said Celso Dayrit, president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, who once headed the Philippine Amateur Fencing Association.
Six countries are competing in the tournament the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei and the way the tournament is going, Dayrit said, the Philippines could already make an initial projection about next years SEA Games in Vietnam.
"Its definitely a good sign but still, we have to keep it up all the time," he said. The Philippine teams participation in the championships was bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
The other winners of the gold medals in the tournament being played at the Negara Stadium were Avelino Victorino in mens epee, Lorrie Bauzon in womens epee, Reyes in womens foil and Segui in mens foil.
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