After more than a month of training in a bubble setting in Ormoc City, coach Amat Canlas of the national fencing team said he is satisfied with the progress of the five Filipino fencers preparing for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) scheduled next month.
Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez has set the tone for his training as he eyes a comeback in fencing, a sport that earned him a gold medal in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.
But it is not intended to gain a spot with the squad that is preparing for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) and SEA Games this year.
Rather, the actor, well-known sportsman and public servant has plunged into his mission for a stint at the Asian Masters Fencing Championship.
“I’m looking at the Asian Masters this year,” said Gomez.
Gomez took the gold mint with the epee men’s team during the 2005 biennial meet the country hosted.
Published February 17, 2021, 4:05 PM
Philippine Fencing Association chief and Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez, left, with national fencing team head coach Amat Canlas. (Photo from Amat Canlas)
Philippine Fencing Association (PFA) President Richard Gomez is keeping his fingers crossed that the Asian Qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics will push through as scheduled in Seoul, South Korea.
Gomez expressed his hopes as five of six Filipino fencers continue to prepare in a bubble training camp in Ormoc City – where he is the mayor – for the April 16-17 Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT).
“Of course, our hope is for the qualifying meet to happen. Because if not, I don’t know what the IF (international federation) would do to determine the spots for the Asian continent,” said Gomez in a telephone interview Wednesday with
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Around the Rings that reforms will come quickly to the boxing federation.
AIBA president Umar Kremlev (Kremlev)
“This year is crucial to AIBA. It is our 75th anniversary. It will become the year of reform and renewal for AIBA,” says the Russian boxing leader in an interview.
“There is a lot of work to do in this time to adopt the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. This only the beginning of the way. In the next six months we should be able to address all of these reforms,” Kremlev says.